Buildings And History Medal, Hermitage Of Louis Xiv

BUILDINGS AND HISTORY Medal, Hermitage of Louis XIV

Type: Medal, Hermitage of Louis XIV
Date: (1714)
Mint name / Town: Monnaie de Paris
metal: bronze
Diameter: 89.5mm
Weight: 299.9g.
Edge: smooth + BRONZE horn
Puncheon: BRONZE horn

OBVERSE
Obverse legend: 1714.
Obverse description: Wayside cross in the undergrowth, wooded landscape in the background, deer and rabbit in the foreground, all surrounded by a wreath of palms, a sun at the top and a vintage in the exergue. Signed: A. RAOUL GR..

REVERSE
Reverse legend: IN THIS BEAUTIFUL FOREST / WHERE THE BIRDS SING / AND THE DEERS ARE KINGS / I WILL BUILD A HERMITAGE / TO REST / THE FASTES OF VERSAILLES / LOUIS XIV.
Reverse description: Caption in 7 lines under two Ls in capital letters, surrounded by granulation.


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