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Counter commemorating M. de Radonay's new mortar
Counter commemorating M. de Radonay's new mortar. 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 mortar mounted on a four-wheeled truck, a tower (right). Legend: 'STRAGEM EMISSA DEDISSET.' (Laden with slaughter, had it been discharged.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1736.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0667 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1736 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de; Radonay, M de, |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |