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'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1187
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