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An image showing 'Counter commemorating the completion of the ship-building programme; reverse'
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Counter commemorating the completion of the ship-building programme

Counter commemorating the completion of the ship-building programme. 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 sea horse lying among shells on the beach. Legend: 'DANT OTIA VIRES.' (Repose gives strength.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1754'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0682
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roettier, J.C.
Places: France
Date made: 1754
People: Bourbon, Louis Jean Marie de; French Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm