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Counter commemorating the neglect of the Navy

Counter commemorating the neglect of the Navy. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) (right). Legend: 'LOUIS ALEX . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FRCE.' Reverse: Proteus reclining in his cave. Legend: 'SERVAT MENS CAUTA FUTURI.' (A mind regardful of the future, safeguards a man.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1706 .'
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Object Details

ID: MEC0627
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roussel, H.
Places: France
Date made: 1706
People: Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de; French Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm