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Counter commemorating the reform of longitude

Counter commemorating the reform of longitude. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vermandois (1667-1683) as a child. Legend: 'LOVIS . COMTE . DE . VERMANDOIS . ADMIRAL . DE . FR.' Reverse: A mariner's compass lying on the ground. Legend: 'HOC . MARIA . OMNIA . DVCE.' (This guides in every sea.) Exergue: '1680.' Samson's Atlas, published in 1679, contained the reforms in longitude.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0597
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1680
People: de Vermandois, Louis de Bourbon, Comte
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 27 mm