Token - Louis XIV - Conquests of the king - `Holland subjugated`

€325,964.00
LocationFrance
Year1672
TypeUtility token
CompositionCopper
Weight5.1 g
Diameter25 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
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Obverse descriptionWigged and aged head of Louis XIV, turned to the right. Latin title around the bust (unsigned).
Obverse letteringLVDOVICVS • MAGNVS • REX •
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA 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.
Reverse letteringVLTOR REGVM •
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND (1672)  - -
Catalog ID1682370360
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