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jeton de marine
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a jeton de marine. Obverse: .Bust of Louis de Bourbon in armour with a neck scarf. Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Below: 'TB'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a ship. Legend: 'QVO . NON . SI . SAPERENT . VENTI.' (If the winds were wise, where would they not carry us). Exergue '.1693.'
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1190 |
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| Type: | Cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Action off Beachy Head, 1690 |
| Date made: | 30 Jun 1690 |
| People: | Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 28 mm |