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Medal commemorating Admiral César, Duc de Vendôme (1594-1665)
Medal commemorating Admiral César, Duc de Vendôme (1594-1665). Obverse: Bust of Admiral the Duc de Vendôme with long hair, in a collar and armour, mantled (right). Legend: 'CESAR DVC DE VANDOSME PAIR GRAND MAISTRE CHEF.' Reverse: A coat of arms with three fleur-de-lis and a baton in the centre charged with three leopards surrounded by the collars of two orders, with a coronet above, the whole resting upon two crossed anchors. Legend: 'ET SVRINTENDANT G[E]N[ER]AL DE LA NAVIGATION ET COMMERCE DE FRANCE.' (continued from obverse).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0528 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Darmand, J. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1650 |
| People: | Bourbon, César de; Bourbon, César de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm |