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Counter commemorating the Battle of Minorca, 1756
Counter commemorating the Battle of Minorca, 1756. Obverse: Youthful bust of Admiral Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duc de Penthièvre (1725-1793) (right). Legend: 'L . J . M . DE BOURBON D . DE PANTHIEVRE AMIRAL DE FR.' Reverse: A lioness fighting two tigers who have seized her two cubs. Legend: 'RAPTORIBUS INGRUIT ULTRIX.' (In vengeance she [i.e. the fleet] attacks the robbers.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1757'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0684 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roettier, J.C. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Seven Years' War: Battle off Minorca, 1756 |
| Date made: | 1757 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Jean Marie de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |