jeton des galeres

Two casts, obverse and reverse of a jeton des galeres. Obverse: Shield of arms of Louis Victor, Duc de Vivonne, surmounted by a coronet, placed on an upright anchor with four arms, and on two crossed batons, the whole resting on a cloak lined with ermine. Legend: 'DE . VIVONNE . DVC . PAIR . ET . MAL . DE . FRANCE . GENAL . DES . GALERES'. Reverse: Upright trident, near a tree-trunk and amid bushes. Legend: 'IDEM . ME . FVLMENQVE . REGIT'. (the same hand wields both the thunderbolt and me). Exergue: '.1679.'

Object Details

ID: SEC1209
Type: Cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Action off Leghorn, 1681
Date made: 1681
People: Victor, Louisfl
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 28 mm