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Token - Louis XIV Renewal of Alliance with the Swiss
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1664 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Louis XIV facing right, wearing a laurel wreath and long curled hair, within a beaded border. The legend surrounds the effigy in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | LVD. XIIII. D.G FR.ET.NAV REX (Translation: Louis XIV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre) |
| Reverse description | A ceremonial scene in high relief depicting the French king and a companion on the left meeting with Swiss representatives on the right, all standing around an altar bearing the IHS monogram within a radiant cartouche. Rays of divine light and a dove emanate from above, symbolising the blessing of the renewed alliance. The date 1664 appears in the exergue, with the legend surrounding the scene within a beaded border. |
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