Token - Louis XIV - Galères royales - Dat Spernere Fulmina

Token - Louis XIV - Galères royales - Dat Spernere Fulmina - obverseToken - Louis XIV - Galères royales - Dat Spernere Fulmina - reverse

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Features

Location France
King Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type Commemorative medals › Institution medal
Year 1696
Composition Brass
Weight 5.6 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
58148
References Feu# 1434
Félix-Bienaimé Feuardent; 1904. Jetons et méreaux depuis Louis IX jusqu'à la fin du Consulat de Bonaparte / Tome 1. Grandes administrations de l'état de la ville de Paris; corporations, etc.; noblesse et villes de l'Ile-de-France. Rollin et Feuardent, Paris, France.
And 3 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait right, signed C below. Lettering around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LVDOVICVS · MAGNVS · REX ·
C

Translation: Louis, the Great King

Reverse

A large central olive tree with a new shoot out of the base. In the background, a campaign. Lettering around and in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DAT SPERNERE FVLMINA.
· GALERES ·
· 1696 ·

Translation:
Dat Spernere Fulmina
It allows the rivers to separate

Edge

FullAutomatically translated

Comments

Jeton struck in 1696 for the body of the king's galleys. The fleet of galleys was 40 vessels strong and were more mobile than those of the Royal Navy as the force of the sail, they could add one of the rowers.

 Historically, a jeton - or jetton - was at first just a counter, then some sort of small medal and finally more like a token.
 At the beginning, during the Middle Ages, jetons were only used for calculations which were otherwise a difficult matter using Roman numerals. Since the Renaissance and especially during Louis XIV reign, jetons were meant as small medals depicting great events of the year. Every administration, big city or nobleman struck jetons which were all the rage during 17th and 18th centuries. Later, during 19th and early 20th centuries, jetons were mostly struck in solid silver for companies which give them as annual reward to their shareholders or members.
 18th century and earlier jetons are often found today in very used condition because of their extensive use as counters.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1696 

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