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Counter commemorating Admiral Duc d'Anville wrecked off the Azores

Counter commemorating Admiral Duc d'Anville wrecked off the Azores, 1746. Obverse: Youthful bust of Admiral Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duc de Penthièvre (1725-1793) (right). Legend: 'L . J . M . DE BOURBON D . DE PENTHIEVRE AMIRAL DE FR.' Reverse: A ship's compass. Legend: 'DUBIIS SECUNDIS QUE REBUS RECTA.' Exergue: 'MARINE 1747.' The loss of d'Anville's squadron was compensated for by M. La Bourdonnais victory at Negapatam in the same year.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0677
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roettier, J.C.
Places: France
Date made: 1747
People: Bourbon, Louis Jean Marie de; d'Anville, Duc
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm