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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 |
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| 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 |
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