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An image showing 'Counter commemorating the opening up of wealthy mines in Louisiana as proposed by John Law (1671-1729) the banker; obverse'
An image showing 'Counter commemorating the opening up of wealthy mines in Louisiana as proposed by John Law (1671-1729) the banker; reverse'
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Counter commemorating the opening up of wealthy mines in Louisiana as proposed by John Law (1671-1729) the banker

Counter commemorating the opening up of wealthy mines in Louisiana as proposed by John Law (1671-1729) the banker. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) (right). Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FCE.' Reverse: A bee-hive and a swarm of bees. Legend: 'INTERMISSA REDIT VIRTUS.' (Its virtue, lost for a time, returns.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1721 .'
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Object Details

ID: MEC0649
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roussel, H.
Date made: 1721
People: Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm