jeton de marine

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: Head of Louis de Bourbon as a child. Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMRAL . DEFCE.' Reverse: Eagle and eaglet on nest. Legend: 'ONIMIVM . FATI . TEMPORA . LENTA . MEI.' (the peril of my fate delays too long). Exergue: '1685.'

Object Details

ID: SEC1183
Type: Cast
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1684
People: Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm x 26 mm
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