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Counter commemorating the Navy inactive under Cardinal Fleury

Counter commemorating the Navy inactive under Cardinal Fleury. 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: Three falcons perched and chained to a bar. Legend: 'NEC SPONTE QUIESCUNT.' (Nor are they willingly quiet.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1727 .' The obverse is incised with two stars below the bust (The constellation Gemini).
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Object Details

ID: MEC0658
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roussel, H.; Bernard, J.
Date made: 1727
People: Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de; French Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm