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Jeton - Louis XIV - États de Bourgogne - La fin de la Fronde argent

Location France
Year 1653
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Composition Silver
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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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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.
Reverse script Latin
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