Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Eguisheim Millénaire de la naissance du Pape Saint-Léon IX

€2.00
LocationFrance
Year2002
TypeSouvenir token
CompositionCopper-aluminium-nickel
Weight15.8 g
Diameter34 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) JTC#FR68-0426 , MDP#68EGU1/02
Obverse descriptionArmoured bust of Louis XIV right.
Obverse letteringLVDXIIIIDG FRETNAVREX
(Translation: Louis 14th, by the Grace of God, King of the Francs and Navarre)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe King under the figure of Amphion standing to the right, turning to the left, and playing the violin. The left foot resting on a section of wall of the city of Thebes which rises as if by magic.
Reverse letteringFACIT*HAEC*MIRACVLA*LVDENS 1670
(Translation: He produces these miracles through his music.)
Reverse scriptLatin
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1670  - (fr) c. rouge, var. buste (Feu#14768) -
1670  - (fr) cuivre jaune (Feu#14767) -
1670  - (fr) cuivre rouge (Feu#14766) -
1670  - (fr) cuivre, signé DV.FOVR (Feu#2994), tranche cannelée -
Catalog ID4688830500
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