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| Location | France |
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| Year | 1653 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The quartered arms of Burgundy at center, surrounded by a wreath of laurel and flowers, with the date 1653 in the exergue. The circular legend reads COMITIA BVRGVNDIAE, referencing the Estates of Burgundy. The rim is milled. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✿ COMITIA ✿ BVRGVNDIÆ ✿ • 1653 • |
| Reverse description | Two standing figures face one another in the field: on the left, a female personification of Burgundy kneeling and offering a laurel wreath, and on the right, the young king Louis XIV standing and receiving it, holding a palm branch; a city with towers appears in the background at center. The circular legend surrounds the scene, and a small fleuron ornament appears above the cityscape in the exergue area. The rim is milled. |
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