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Description: | Counter commemorating the Navy inactive under Cardinal Fleury. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in armour and mantle. Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FCE.' Reverse: Three falcons perched and chained to a bar. Legend: 'NEC SPONTE QUIESCUNT.' (Nor are they willingly quiet.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1727 .' The obverse is incised with two stars below the bust (The constellation Gemini).
caption: Counter commemorating the Navy inactive under Cardinal Fleury; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the Navy inactive under Cardinal Fleury; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Bourbon French Navy Louis Alexandre de | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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