Token - Louis XIV - Conquests of the king - `Holland subjugated`
Token - Louis XIV - Conquests of the king - `Holland subjugated`
€325,964.00
Location
France
Year
1672
Type
Utility token
Composition
Copper
Weight
5.1 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Edge
Plain
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Wigged and aged head of Louis XIV, turned to the right. Latin title around the bust (unsigned).
Obverse lettering
LVDOVICVS • MAGNVS • REX •
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
A woman (Holland) slaughtered at the foot of a tree trunk surmounted by a mural crown, from which a lion`s skin is suspended and with the bundle of seven arrows which are the arms of the United Provinces and to which are attached a boat loaded with nets and a cow lying down. The cow, the end of the boat, the anchor and the nets mark the nature of the country full of pastures and almost all surrounded by the sea. Latin caption above.