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Counter commemorating the attack on the Tripoli pirates, 1729

Counter commemorating the attack on the Tripoli pirates, 1729. 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: A trident emerging from a calm sea. Legend: 'REGIT PLACIDOS FROEN ATQUE REBELLES.' (Rules the peaceful and restrains the rebellious.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1729.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC0660
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roussel, H.
Places: France
Events: Attack on the Tripoli pirates, 1729
Date made: 1729
People: Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm
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