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.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0779 |
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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 |