Counter commemorating the Marine Academy

Counter commemorating the Marine Academy. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI with long hair, tied, in a mantle (left). Legend: 'LUDOV : XVI . REX CHRISTIANISS.' Reverse: Starboard-quarter view of a battleship under topsails. Legend: 'PER HANC PROSUNT OMNIBUS ARTES.' (Through this [Academy] everybody benefits by the arts.) Exergue: 'ACADEMIE ROYALE DE MARINE 1778.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0691
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Droz, J.P.; Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin
Date made: 1778
People: de France, Louis Auguste; Marine Academy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 31 mm
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