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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 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.'
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1183 |
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| 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 |