France
Jeton Louis XV 1723 - Galères royales - DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS 1723 front Jeton Louis XV 1723 - Galères royales - DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS 1723 back
Jeton Louis XV 1723 - Galères royales - DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS 1723 photo
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Jeton Louis XV 1723 - Galères royales - DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS 1723 front Jeton Louis XV 1723 - Galères royales - DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS 1723 back
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Jeton Louis XV - Galères royales - DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS

1723 year
Copper 6.87 g 29 mm
Description
Location
 France
King
 Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type
 Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Year
 1723
Composition
 Copper
Weight
 6.87 g
Diameter
 29 mm
Thickness
 1 mm
Shape
 Round
Orientation
 Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
 Yes
Updated
 2024-11-12
References
Numista
 N#377260
Rarity index
 97%

Reverse

Four mermaids leaping from a galley into the sea, signed I.B.

Lettering: DEUS DEDIT IRE SOLUTAS. ; À L'EXERGUE : GALERES. / 1723..

Edge

Plain

Comment

The galley administration likes to use the myth developed by Virgil: in the 9th book of the Aeneid, Turnus sets out to burn Aeneas' ships, but Jupiter saves them by transforming them into Nereids. In the 18th century, mermaids thus took on a quasi-emblematic function for this administration, which was the only one to depict them on its tokens.

See also

In the same collection

See Also

In the same collection
Token - Louis XV - États de Bourgogne - Nobis dux idem solique front Token - Louis XV - États de Bourgogne - Nobis dux idem solique back Token - Louis XV - États de Bourgogne - Nobis dux idem solique 1722 year
Very rare company, institution and association medal, round shape, demonetized.
Copper 9.2 g 30.5 mm
Louis XV - Trésor Royal, "Stabit Honos et Gratia Vivax" front Louis XV - Trésor Royal, "Stabit Honos et Gratia Vivax" back Louis XV - Trésor Royal, "Stabit Honos et Gratia Vivax" 1723 year
Extremely rare company, institution and association medal, round shape, thickness measures 1 mm
Copper 7.1 g 29 mm