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'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1184
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
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