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Description: | Counter commemorating the plunder of St Christopher and Nevis. Obverse: Bust of Counter commemorating Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in a long tie-wig and a lion's skin as a mantle (right). Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FCE.' Reverse: A mariner's compass upon a decorated pedestal. Legend: 'VIRTUS NOTA UTROQUE SUB AXE.' (Valour recognised from pole to pole.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1707 .'
caption: Counter commemorating the plunder of St Christopher and Nevis; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the plunder of St Christopher and Nevis; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Bourbon Louis Alexandre de | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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