Medal commemorating Admiral Anne Hilarion de Contentin, Comte de Tourville (1642-1701)

Medal commemorating Admiral Anne Hilarion de Contentin, Comte de Tourville (1642-1701). Obverse: Bust of Admiral de Tourville with long hair in cap and feather and doublet (left). Legend: 'A . H . DE COSTENTIN DE TOURVILLE.' Reverse: Inscription, 'NÉ EN M . DC . XLII . A TOURVILLE PRÈS CONTANCES MORT EN M . DCC . I . GALERIE METALLIQUE DES GRANDS HOMMES FRANÇAIS . 1823.' Born at Tourville near Coutances.

Object Details

ID: MEC0779
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pingret, Joseph Arnold
Places: France
Date made: 1823
People: Contentin, Anne Hilarion de; Contentin, Anne Hilarion de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm