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Counter depicting Admiral Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vermandois (1667-1683) in childhood
Counter depicting Admiral Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vermandois (1667-1683) in childhood. Obverse: Head of Admiral de Vermandois as a child (right). Legend: 'LOVIS . COMTE . DE . VERMANDOIS . ADMIRAL . DE . FR.' Reverse: A bird - Halcyon - on its nest, floating on a calm sea; clouds above. Legend: 'ET . NASCENS . TEMPERAT . AEQVOR.' (And even at his birth he calms the waters.) Exergue: '1670.' In 1669 Colbert revived the title of Admiral of France. It was given to Louis, son of the King and the Duchesse de la Vallière, then a child of two years old.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0587 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1670 |
| People: | de Vermandois, Louis de Bourbon, Comte; de Vermandois, Louis de Bourbon, Comte |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 26 mm |