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jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: Bust of Louis de Bourbon in armour with a neck scarf. Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMIRAL . DE . FRANCE.' Reverse: Port-broadside view of the Argo with the golden fleece hanging from her mast. Legend: 'VICTRIX . SPOLIO QVE . SVPERBA.' (In the pride of victory and spoils). Below: 'MARINE./1694.' Refers to Tourville's victories off Cape St Vincent, Cadiz and Malaga and the capture of convoys in 1693.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1191 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Action off Cadiz, 1693; Nine Years' War: Action off Malaga, 1693 Nine Years' War: Battle of Lagos, 1693 |
| Date made: | 1690; 1690 1690 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de; Tourville, Anne Hilarion de Cont |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 28 mm |