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Counter commemorating the navy active in time of peace
Counter commemorating the navy active in time of peace. Obverse: Head of King Louis XV as a child with long hair, laureate (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . D . G . FR . ET . NAV . REX .' Reverse: France as Pallas, in a helmet, seated (right) reading a scroll. Legend: 'POSITIS NON SEGNIOR ARMIS.' (Not more inactive though arms be laid aside.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1716.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0643 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Duvivier, J. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1716 |
| People: | King Louis XV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |
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