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 . DE . FRANCE.' Reverse: A lighthouse with a beacon suspended from a pole at the top. Legend: 'PER . SCOPVLOS . DAT . TVTVM . I TER.' (Shows safe course amongst the rocks). Exergue: '1681'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1179
Type: Cast
Display location: Not on display
People: Bourbon, Louis de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm x 28 mm