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Counter commemorating the navy active in time of peace
Counter commemorating the navy active in time of peace. 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: 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: | MEC0644 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Duvivier, J. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1716 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |