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Counter commemorating the progress of war

Counter commemorating the progress of war. Obverse: Head of King Louis XV (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . REX CHRISTIANISS.' Legend: Amphitrite, seated on a dolphin, playing a lyre, her drapery curved over her head. Legend: 'INIMICA PER AEQUORA SERVAT.' (She preserves [us] in hostile seas.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1742'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0672
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marteau, F.
Date made: 1742
People: King Louis XV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm