Counter commemorating Montcalm's successes in Canada
Counter commemorating Louis Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm's successes in Canada. Obverse: Youthful bust of Admiral Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duc de Penthièvre (1725-1793) with long hair, tied, and ribbon and Order of the Golden Fleece (right). Legend: 'L . J . M . DE BOURBON D . DE PENTHIEVRE AMIRAL DE FR.' Reverse: Calaïs and Zethes, winged, driving three harpies into the sea. Legend: 'FERRO ET PERNICIBUS ALIS.' (With the sword and swift wings.) Exergue: 'MARINE 1758.'
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Object details
| ID: | MEC0688 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roettier, J.C. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1758 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Jean Marie de; Montcalm-Gozon, Louis-Joseph de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |