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Counter commemorating Admiral Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) and the capture of Louisbourg, 1758
Counter commemorating Admiral Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) and the capture of Louisbourg, 1758. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Boscawen (right), with hair long and tied behind, in armour, mantle and ribbon across breast. Legend: 'ADML. BOSCAWEN . TOOK . CAPE . BRETON'. Reverse: View of the harbour of Louisbourg with ships, a mortar firing a shell against castle on the right, one large ship in centre, a smaller one (right), three quite small (left). Legend: 'LOUISBOURG.' Exergue: 'IUL 26 1758'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1440 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Seven Years' War: Capture of Louisbourg, 1758 |
| Date made: | 1758 |
| People: | Boscawen, Edward; Boscawen, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |