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Counter commemorating the Battle of Minorca, 1756

Counter commemorating the Battle of Minorca, 1756. Obverse: Youthful bust of Admiral Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duc de Penthièvre (1725-1793) (right). Legend: 'L . J . M . DE BOURBON D . DE PANTHIEVRE AMIRAL DE FR.' Reverse: A lioness fighting two tigers who have seized her two cubs. Legend: 'RAPTORIBUS INGRUIT ULTRIX.' (In vengeance she [i.e. the fleet] attacks the robbers.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1757'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0684
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roettier, J.C.
Places: France
Events: Seven Years' War: Battle off Minorca, 1756
Date made: 1757
People: Bourbon, Louis Jean Marie de
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm