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Counter commemorating the attack on the Tripoli pirates, 1729
Counter commemorating the attack on the Tripoli pirates, 1729. 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: A trident emerging from a calm sea. Legend: 'REGIT PLACIDOS FROEN ATQUE REBELLES.' (Rules the peaceful and restrains the rebellious.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1729.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0660 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roussel, H. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Attack on the Tripoli pirates, 1729 |
| Date made: | 1729 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |