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Medal abdykacyjny - Jan II Kazimierz Waza
| Location | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1669 |
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| Period | 17th century |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Louis XIV of France in high relief, depicted with long flowing curled hair and wearing armor with a lace cravat. A circular Latin legend runs along the inner rim identifying the subject as Louis the Great, King of France and Navarre. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting two clasped hands emerging from clouds beneath a royal crown surmounted by a fleur-de-lis, symbolizing the hospitality extended by France to the abdicated Polish king. Below, an ornate altar or pedestal decorated with an eagle and festoons is shown in relief. A three-line Latin inscription in the exergue records the date in Roman numerals M.DC.LXIV, noting that Casimir, King of Poland, having abdicated his kingdom, was received in France. The upper legend HOSPITIVM REGIBVS arcs across the top of the field. |
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