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Ordre royal de Saint Louis
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1779 |
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| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Louis XVI in high relief, shown in military dress with decorative collar, his hair powdered and styled in the fashion of the period. The surrounding legend reads LUD. XVI REX CHRISTIANISS. along the upper periphery within a milled border, with the engraver's signature LORTHIOR. F. visible in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | BELLICÆ VIRTUTIS PRÆMIUM · LUD. MAGNUS INSTITUIT 1693 · LUD. XVI ILLUSTRAVIT 1779 |
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