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Counter commemorating the landing of the Young Pretender in Scotland, 1746
Counter commemorating the landing of the Young Pretender in Scotland, 1746. Obverse: Youthful bust of Admiral Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duc de Penthièvre (1725-1793) with long hair, tied, and ribbon and Order of the Golden Fleece (right). Legend: 'L . J . M . DE BOURBON D . DE PENTHIEVRE AMIRAL DE FR.' Reverse: Port broadside view of the Argo, armed, the Golden Fleece suspended from the mast head. Legend: 'SERVASSE TRIUMPHUS.' (To have held one's ground is a triumph.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1746.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0674 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roettier, J.C. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Landing of the Young Pretender in Scotland, 1745 |
| Date made: | 1746 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Jean Marie de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |