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Counter commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
Counter commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747. Obverse: Head of King Louis XV (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . REX CHRISTIANISS .' Reverse: A lion facing (right). Legend: 'PERICULA NESCIT.' (Knows no danger.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1748.' Lord Anson said of Admiral de la Jonquière in this action that he fought like a lion.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0678 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marteau, F. |
| Events: | War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747 |
| Date made: | 1748 |
| People: | King Louis XV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |
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