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jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: Bust of Louis de Bourbon as a child. Legend: 'LOVIS . COMTE . DE . VERMANDOIS . ADMIRAL . D . FRANCE*'. Reverse: An open pearl oyster lying amongst rocks on the seashore. Legend: 'PRESENT . DV . CIEL . A . LA . MER. (a present from heaven to the sea) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1675'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1177 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Du Four |
| People: | Joyeuse, Anne de; Bourbon, Louis de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 8 mm x 27 mm |