Counter for Marine pensions
Counter for marine pensions. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right). Legend: 'LVD . XIIII . D . G . FR . ET . NAV . REX.' Reverse: Stern view of two large ships, sails furled (right), another in distance (left). Legend: 'TVTI . QVOS . RECIPIT.' (Safe are they whom it receives.) Exergue: 'IVS . ANNVAE . PENSIONIS . CONCESSVM . MDCLXXXIII.' (The right of yearly pensions conceded 1683.)
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0598 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | 1683 |
People: | King Louis XIV of France |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm |
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