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Counter commemorating the French Convoy's safe return, 1708
Counter commemorating the French convoy's safe return, 1708. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in armour and mantle. Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE . BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FCE.' 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: | MEC0633 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1709 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |