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Counter commemorating Montcalm's success in Canada

Counter commemorating Louis Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm's success in Canada. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XV in armour, draped (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . REX . CHRISTIANISS.' Reverse: Calaïs and Zethes, winged, with shields and swords, driving three harpies into the sea. Legend: 'FERRO ET PERNICIBUS ALIS.' (With the sword and swift wings.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1758'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0686
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: France
Date made: 1757
People: King Louis XV of France; Montcalm-Gozon, Louis-Joseph de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm