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Medal - Louis XIV Attack on Belle Isle
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1674 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Louis XIV with long flowing curls, in high relief against a flat field. The circular legend reads LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS, with the engraver's signature J. MAUGER. F. incised at the base of the truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An allegorical figure of France, helmeted and draped, seated on the seashore leaning on a fleur-de-lis shield, with a cornucopia of fruits at her feet; two putti play at her right amid shells on the shoreline. In the background, a fleet of warships is visible on the water. The circular legend TRANQUILLITAS ORAE MARITIMAE appears above, with a four-line Latin inscription in the exergue below a horizontal rule. |
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