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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 . BOURBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: Two banks of a river, houses right, trees left, lightning striking from clouds above. Legend: 'IPSO ETIAM METVENDA FRAGORE' (fearful in its very sound). Below: '.MARINE..1696'. Satire on the failure of the British bombardment of St Malo, 1695.

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Object Details

ID:	SEC1194
Type:	Cast
Display location:	Not on display
Events:	Bombardment of St Malo, 1695
Date made:	1695
People:	Bourbon, Louis Alexandre de
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 3 mm x 28 mm