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Token - Louis XV Coronation in Reims

Location Nuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year 1723
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Composition Brass
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Obverse description Right-facing draped bust of Louis XV with long flowing hair, set within a beaded border. The surrounding legend identifies the king as ruler of France and Navarre by divine grace.
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Obverse lettering LVD.XV.DG.FR ET.NAV.REX.
(Translation: Louis XV, par la Grâce de Dieu, roi de France et de Navarre)
Reverse description Detailed scene of the coronation anointing ceremony inside a cathedral, depicting the king kneeling before a bishop surrounded by robed clergy and attendants. The date and location of the ceremony appear in the exergue below, with the legend continuing around the upper field within a beaded border.
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