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Description: | Counter commemorating the attack on a British convoy. 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: Perseus in a helmet in flight, a sword erect in his right and Medusa's head in his left hand. Legend: 'HINC FERIT INDE ARCET.' (On one side he smites, on another he wards off blows.) Exergue: 'MARINE . 1708.'
caption: Counter commemorating the attack on a British Convoy; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the attack on a British Convoy; 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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