Token - Louis XIV Vincit Dum Respicit

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1667
TypeUtility token
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter26.7 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Feu#443
Obverse descriptionPortrait right. Lettering around, toothed border.
Obverse lettering· LVD · XIIII · D · G · FR · ET · NAV · REX
(Translation: Louis 14th, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCentre circle with the radiant sun at top dissipating away the clouds below. Lettering outside circle, date in exergue, toothed border.
Reverse lettering· VINCIT · DVM · RESPICIT · · 1667 ·
(Translation: Vincit dum respicit [He is the winner while we watch])
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1667  - -
Catalog ID1146536030
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