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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: A laurel tree. Legend: 'VICTORIS . MOX . TEMPORA . CINGIT.' (Soon shall crown the victor's brow). Exergue: '1686'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1184 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Bombardment of Tripoli, 1685 |
| Date made: | 1685 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 26 mm |