Counter commemorating the action off Beachy Head, 1690
Counter commemorating the action off Beachy Head, 1690. Obverse: Head of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737), slightly draped (right). Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMRAL . DE . FCE .' Reverse: Neptune with raised trident driving his two-horsed car; cherub heads above blowing a favourable wind. Legend: 'FRANGIT . TVMIDOS . STERNITQVE . REBELLES.' (He breaks the arrogant and lays low the rebels.) Exergue: '. 1691 .'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0601 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Places: | France |
Events: | Nine Years' War: Action off Beachy Head, 1690 |
Date made: | 1691 |
People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |
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