Charles 11, British Colonisation
Charles 11, British Colonisation, silver medal, 1670, J. Roettier, conjoined busts of Charles 11 and Catherine profile roght, CAROLUS ET CATHERINA REX ET REGINA, rev. a terrestrial globe, DIFFUSUS IN ORBE BRITANNUS 1670, (THE BRITON SPREAD OVER THE WORLD), 42 mm, (Mi. 546/203). Some surface marks , otherwise good very fine. £Sold
The reverse of the medal is thought to show one of the first representations of Western Australia.
The reverse legend alludes to the spread of the name of Briton throughout the world, with colonies on the continent and the islands of America, warfare against the state of Barbary in Africa and acquisition of territory in Asia.
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