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'.
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Object Details
ID: | SEC1179 |
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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 |