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Counter commemorating the safe return of the French West Indian Fleet, 1708
Counter commemorating the safe return of the French West Indian Fleet, 1708. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX.' Reverse: Hercules leaning on his club holding the apples of Hesperides in his raised right hand, trees in the distance (left). Legend: 'EXTREMO ADUEXIT AB ORBE.' (He has brought [them] from the ends of the world.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1709.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0632 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bernard, T. |
| Events: | West Indian Fleet safely convoyed home, 1709 |
| Date made: | 1709 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |