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Counter commemorating the victory over the Dutch
Counter commemorating the victory over the Dutch. Obverse: Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) as a youth with long hair in a mantle (right). Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: The Admiral as Neptune driving a two-horsed chariot. Legend: 'MIHI . IMPERIVM . PELAGI' (The empire of the sea is mine.) Exergue: '. 1690 .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0599 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1690 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm |