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Counter commemorating the launch of the Bucintoro III, 1727
Counter commemorating the launch of the Bucintoro III, 1727. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S * M * V *ALOY * MOCENI . D .' Exergue: 'ANN VI'. Reverse: Port broadside view of the Bucintoro with twelve pairs of oars; four gondolas below, the sun above (left), bursting through the clouds. Legend: 'NON EST INVEN : SIMILIS ILLI.' (None ever found its equal.) Exergue: '1727'. This was the last of the famous barges built for the ceremony of the wedding of Venice to the Adriatic.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0511 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Querini, P. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Vessels: | Bucentaur (1727) |
| Date made: | 1727 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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