jeton de marine

Cast of a jeton de marine. Reverse only. The Argo with the golden fleece halfway up her mast rowing to the left. Legend: 'IUVAT NUNC PARTA TUERI' (now to defend our prize). Below: 'MARINE 1755'. Outbreak of the Seven Years war.

Object Details

ID: SEC1205
Type: Cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Date made: 1755
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 28 mm
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