Vain projects of the Dutch fleet - 1674 Louis XIV

Vain projects of the Dutch fleet - 1674 Louis XIV - obverseVain projects of the Dutch fleet - 1674 Louis XIV - reverse

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Features

Location France
King Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type Commemorative medals › Historical medal
Year 1674 (1674-1715)
Composition Bronze
Weight 29.30 g
Diameter 41 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
324459
References Divo LXIV# 142
Jean-Paul Divo; 1982. Catalogue des médailles de Louis XIV : d'après les publications de l'Académie royale des médailles et des inscriptions (1702 et 1723) et d'après les pièces originales de la collection du duc de Northumberland. Spink & Son , Zürich, Switzerland.

Obverse

Bust of Louis XIV to the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.

Engraver: Jean Mauger

Reverse

Woman sitting on the seashore, dressed in the antique style and leaning on a shield with fleur-de-lis. On the right two little genies playing in the sand and in the background a fleet reaching the open sea.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TRANQUILLITAS ORAE MARITIMAE.
SPECTANTE NEC QUICUAM / AUDENTE CLASSE / HOST . MAX . / M . DC . LXXIIII.

Translation:
Tranquility of the shores.
At the sight of an enemy fleet of first rank, which undertakes nothing.
1674

Engraver: Jean Mauger

Edge

Plain

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1674 
ND (1700-1715)  (fr) sans signature - LUDOVICUS XIIII au lieu de LUDOVICUS MAGNUS

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