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Jeton - Louis XVI 'Optimo Principi'
| Location | France |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Louis XVI with powdered wig and queue, in high relief. The surrounding legend reads LUD XVI DG FR ET NAV REX, identifying the king as King of France and Navarre by the grace of God. |
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| Reverse description | Depiction of the equestrian statue of Louis XV set on an ornate pedestal decorated with trophies and a cartouche, as erected in Bordeaux. The legend OPTIMO PRINCIPI flanks the statue to left and right, and the Roman numeral date MDCCXLIIII (1744) appears in the exergue, recording the year of the statue's inauguration. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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