jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse chipped. Obverse: Head of Louis de Bourbon as a child. Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMRAL . DEFCE.' Reverse: Sun in splendor, clouds below. Legend: 'OBSTANTIA . SOLVET.' (He will dissipate resistance). Exergue: '1689'.
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Object Details
ID: | SEC1187 |
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Type: | Cast |
Display location: | Not on display |
People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 27 mm |