Louis XV - États de Bourgogne 2e type; argent
Features
| Location |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XV (1715-1774)
|
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Year | 1743 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Diameter | 29.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 535373 |
| References | Feu# 9847 Félix-Bienaimé Feuardent. Jetons et méreaux depuis Louis IX jusqu'à la fin du Consulat de Bonaparte. Paris, France (5 volumes). Olivier Guéant, Michel Prieur; 2008. Bustes des rois et reines de France sur les jetons de l'Ancien Régime: Busts of the kings and queens of France on the tokens of the Ancien Régime. Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
Obverse
Bust of Louis XV on the right, wearing a long braid that returns under the bust, with the signature "DU VIVIER 1743" on the shoulder edge.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LUD . XV . REX CHRISTIANISS .
DU VIVIER 1743
Unabridged legend: Ludovicus XV Rex Christianissimus.
Engraver: Jean Duvivier
Reverse
Shield of arms of Burgundy on a fleur-de-lys mantle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COMITIA BURGUNDIAE 1743.
Unabridged legend: Comitia Burgundiae
Engraver: Jean Duvivier
Edge
Reeded
Comments
Fontenay continues: "The peace of Vienna was short-lived, and so the king braided his hair and donned the cuirass. Rare bust.
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