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Counter commemorating the dispatch of a squadron to Danzig, 1735
Counter commemorating the despatch of a squadron to Danzig, 1735. 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: Head of Medusa. Legend: 'EXPLICUISSE SATIS.' (It suffices to have set sail.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1735.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0666 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | War of the Polish Succession: Siege of Danzig, 1734 |
| Date made: | 1735 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |