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An image showing 'Counter commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747; obverse'
An image showing 'Counter commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747; reverse'
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Counter commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747

Counter commemorating the Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747. Obverse: Head of King Louis XV (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . REX CHRISTIANISS .' Reverse: A lion facing (right). Legend: 'PERICULA NESCIT.' (Knows no danger.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1748.' Lord Anson said of Admiral de la Jonquière in this action that he fought like a lion.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0678
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marteau, F.
Events: War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
Date made: 1748
People: King Louis XV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm