Obverse: Bust to right. LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.
Reverse: pirate grovels at the feet of Victory, the harbour and town of Chios beyond. DE PIRATIS TURCA SPECTANTE / AD INS CHIO
Plain edge, no marks.
An important victory by Admiral Duquesne who had chased the pirates into the harbour at Chios, blockaded them and a Turkish squadron (sent to relieve them), and forced the release of all French slaves held on the ships and at Tripoli.
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