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Jeton - Louis XV - Ordinaire des guerres - 'In Certamen Utrumque'
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1753 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Louis XV with flowing curled hair tied with a ribbon, set within a reeded border. Latin legend surrounds the effigy, with the engraver's signature mark visible below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Two figures evoking the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux): an armored horseman and a standing infantryman with spear, each crowned by a radiant star above their helmets, advancing across rocky ground. The circular Latin legend appears around the field, with the inscription for the Ordinaire des Guerres and the date in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | IN CERTAMEN UTRUMQUE ORDI DES GUERRES 1753. |
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