Medal - Inauguration of the Floating Dock Gold

Commemorative issue

Inauguration of the Floating Dock in Copenhagen in 1691

Obverse

Ships with waving danish flags in a floating dock in water with inscription below, solid ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HAC MATRE RENASCOR
CS

Translation: Born again to this mother.

Engraver: Christopher Schneider

Reverse

Inscription in 19 lines, solid ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AÖ : CHR :
M. DC. LXXXXI.
REGNANTE REGNUM OPTIMO.
CHRISTIANO OVINTO.
VIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA
HENRICI SPAN
INVENTA EST NAVALIS MACHINA
CUIUS OPE
VETUSTÆ ET LONGO USU FRACTÆ NAVES
NON SINE MAGNO TEMPORIS ET SUMPTUUN
COM PENDIO
RESARCIRI ET OVASIIN INTEGRUM RESTITUM
QVEANT.
ADEO
QVOD NATURA NEGAVERAT
COMMODUM,
ARTE
PARATUM
EST.

Translation:
The year of our lord 1691.
Christian V, King of the greatest Kingdom.
By the virtue and industry of Henrik Span, a naval machine was invented.
By which, old and broken ships could be repaired and restored to their former integrity.
Not without great time and expense, what nature had denied, was taken advantage of and like art provided.

Engraver: Christopher Schneider

Mint

See also

• Boat or watercraft

• Medal - Inauguration of the Floating Dock (Silver)
• Mint Set Token - Inauguration of the Floating Dock (Silver)
• Mint Set Token - For Children (Beetle; without date)

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