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Description: | Counter commemorating Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) and the hope of employment of the Navy. Obverse: Bust of the Admiral Comte de Toulouse in armour and mantle. Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE FCE.' Reverse: An eagle with wings outspread, dropping thunderbolts. Legend: 'EXPECTAT JOVIS IMPERIUM.' (He awaits the command of Jupiter.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1731.'
caption: Counter commemorating Admiral Comte de Toulouse and the hope of employment for the Navy; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating Admiral Comte de Toulouse and the hope of employment for the Navy; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Bourbon Roussel H. French Navy Louis Alexandre de | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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