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Counter commemorating a safe convoy brought into Toulon
Counter commemorating a safe convoy brought into Toulon. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in armour and mantle. Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE . BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FCE.' Reverse: Hercules reclining on a lion's skin, his club by his side. Legend: 'VIRTUS NON FRACTA QUIETE.' (Valour not destroyed by rest.) Exergue: 'MARINE . M . DCC . XI.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0635 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1711 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |
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