Counter commemorating Louis A. de Bourbon, Duc du Maine, Grandmaster of Artillery

Counter commemorating Louis A. de Bourbon, Duc du Maine (born 1670), Grandmaster of Artillery, elder brother of the Comte de Toulouse. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737), in armour (right). Legend: 'LOUIS ALEX . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FR.' Reverse: Bust of the Duc du Maine (right). Legend: 'LOUIS AUG . DE BOURBON DUC DU MAYNE GR . ME . DE L'ARTRIE.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0605
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roussel, H.
Places: France
Date made: 1694
People: Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de; Bourbon, Louis Auguste de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm