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Counter commemorating Cardinal Richelieu
Counter commemorating Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642). Obverse: Bust of Cardinal Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) in a skull-cap, collar, robe and order (left). Legend: 'ARMAND IEAN DU PLESSIS.' Reverse: Two cherubs, one (left) holding a skull, the other (right) blowing a trumpet held in his right hand and holding a palm leaf in his left, seated on a tomb decorated with a wreath. Inscription (on tomb): 'CARDINAL DUC DE RICHELIEU . M . 1642.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0710 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dassier, Jean |
| Places: | Switzerland |
| People: | Duplessis, Armand Jean |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |