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Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766
Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766. Obverse: A tiger (left), and a lion (right), sitting opposite one another. Legend: 'AFFRICA TYGRIS AGIT PACEM CUM REGE FERARUM.' (The African Tiger makes peace with the King of Beasts.) Reverse: Inscription within a palm branch (left) and laurel (right). Inscription: 'ALOYSII MOCENICO PRINCIPIS VENETI MUNUS . AN : IV 1766 .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0514 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Soranzo, Mario; Soranzo, Mario |
| Places: | Italy |
| Events: | Action against the Tripoli pirates, 1766 |
| Date made: | 1766 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |
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