Marriage of the Dauphin with Marie-Antoinette Louis XVI

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LocationFrance
Year1770
TypePersonality medal
CompositionSilver
Weight30 g
Diameter41 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticePierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reference(s) Divo LXV#177
Obverse descriptionFacing busts, on the left of the Dauphin Louis, future Louis XVI, and on the right of Marie-Antoinette; below, an exergue line.
Obverse letteringLUD. AUG. DELPHINI ET M. ANT. JOS. II. IMP. SORORIS CONNUB. DIE XVI MAII MDCCLXX DUVIV (sous le buste du dauphin)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFrance and Austria congratulate each other in the background; in the foreground, the Dauphin Louis on the right takes Marie-Antoinette`s hand above an altar bearing a crown.
Reverse letteringSACRUM ÆTERNÆ CONCORDIÆ PIGNUS à l`exergue, sur trois lignes : M. A. ANTONIA AUST. / LUD. DELPHINO NUPTA / MDCCLXX DUV. (signature)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1770  - -
Catalog ID2573008330
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