Commemorative counter
Commemorative counter. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) (right). Legend: 'LOUIS ALEX . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FRCE.' Reverse: Proteus reclining in his cave. Legend: 'SERVAT MENS CAUTA FUTURI.' (A mind regardful of the future, safeguards a man.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1706 .'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0628 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Counter |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Roussel, H. |
Places: | France |
Date made: | 1706 |
People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |