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jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse chipped. Obverse: Bust of Louis de Bourbon in armour with a neck scarf. Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOURBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of the Argo, under oars. The golden fleece suspended from a staff aft. Legend: 'PATET VLTIMA TERRA TRIVMPHIS'. (The most remote land opens to its triumphal progress). Below: 'MARINE..1698'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1195 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Battle of Cartagena, 1697 |
| Date made: | 1697 |
| People: | French Navy; Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 27 mm |