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jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: Head of Louis de Bourbon as a youth. Legend: 'LOVIS . DE . BOVRBON . ADMIRAL . DE . FRANCE.' Reverse: A large bombshell bursting in the air over a fortress on the sea. Legend: 'DAT . STRAGEM . QVOCVMQVE . CADAT.' (It spreads slaughter wherever it may fall). Exergue: '1683'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1181 |
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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 27 mm |
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