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Nicolas De Launay, mint director

Location France
Year 1719
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description Minerva seated on clouds at centre, holding a spear and shield adorned with the Medusa head, with an owl at her side. In the lower left, three putti operate a screw press, while to the right two putti work at an ornate vase, one using a hammer and chisel and another measuring a decorated pedestal with a compass. The date M·DCC·XIX· appears in the exergue and the engraver's signature DU VIVIER F. is inscribed just above it.
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Reverse lettering PRAEST ET PERFICIT· M·DCC·XIX· DU VIVIER F.
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