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jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: Arms of Charles de Gontaut, surmounted by a coronet and surrounded by the collars of the Orders of the King, the whole resting on an upright anchor. Legend: 'CHARLES . D . E . G . BIRON . ADMIRAL . DE . FRANCE+'. Reverse: Terrestial hemisphere, sun between clouds above. Legend: '. ET . SOLO . ET . SALO.' (By land and sea). Exergue: '1593'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1214 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| People: | Gontaut, Charles de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 29 mm |
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