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Description: | Counter commemorating a safe convoy brought into Toulon. 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: Hercules reclining on a lion's skin, his club by his side. Legend: 'VIRTUS NON FRACTA QUIETE.' (Valour not destroyed by rest.) Exergue: 'MARINE . M . DCC . XI.'
caption: Counter commemorating a safe convoy brought into Toulon; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating a safe convoy brought into Toulon; 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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