jeton de marine

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: Head of Louis de Bourbon as a child. Legend: 'LOVIS . COMTE . DE . VERMANDOIS . ADMIRAL . DE . FR'. Reverse: A compass floating on water. Legend: 'VOS . EGO . ME . COELVM . REGIT.' (I guide you and Heaven me.) Exergue: '1671'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1213
Type: Cast
Display location: Not on display
People: Bourbon, Louis de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 3 mm x 26 mm