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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: Neptune representing the king or admiral, with a trident in his marine car. Five cherubs heads blowing wind. Legend: 'FRANGIT . TVMIDOS . STERNITQVE . REBELLES' (with these weapons he defends the dominion of the seas).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1189 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Action off Beachy Head, 1690 |
| Date made: | 30 Jun 1690 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 27 mm |