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Jeton - Académie royale des Inscriptions et belles lettres
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1717 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful draped bust of King Louis XV facing right, wearing a laureate wig, occupying the central field. The surrounding legend reads LUD XV D G FR ET NAV REX, interrupted by the bust truncation. The rim is decorated with a fine beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A draped female allegorical figure stands in the central field, facing slightly left, holding a laurel wreath in her raised right hand; an altar and an obelisk flank her on either side. The motto VETAT MORI appears in the upper field, while the lower legend names the Académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres with the date 1717. The rim bears a beaded border throughout. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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