Token - Burgundy (Nijmegen peace 1680) 1680 front

Token - Burgundy (Nijmegen peace 1680) 1680 back

Token - Burgundy (Nijmegen peace 1680) 1680 photo

Token - Burgundy Nijmegen peace

1680 year


Copper	8.40 g	29.2 mm

Description

Location	France
King	Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type	Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Year	1680
Composition	Copper
Weight	8.40 g
Diameter	29.2 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-11-12

References

Numista	N#163416
Rarity index	95%

Reverse

Armes de Bourgogne sur un manteau d'hermines

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• COMITIA BVRGVNDIÆ •
• 1680 •

Unabridged legend: Comitia Burgundiae.

Edge

Plain.

Comment

The campaign was brilliant, and led to the Peace of Nijmegen. The Elect immediately went to Paris, to Jean-Baptiste Dufour, former cutter of the King's Mint, and ordered a token bearing an olive tree laden with many fruits, with a motto meaning: I have imposed peace on my enemies, you will enjoy its golden fruits. To complete the allusion, all silver tokens, as well as copper ones, were to be gilded.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

La campagne fut brillante et amena la paix de Nimègue. Les Élus se rendirent aussitôt à Paris, chez Jean-Baptiste Dufour, ancien tailleur de la Monnaie du roi, et lui commandèrent un jeton portant un olivier chargé de beaucoup de fruits, avec une devise signifiant : J'ai imposé la paix à mes ennemis, vous allez jouir de ses fruits d'or. Pour compléter l'allusion, tous les jetons d'argent, aussi bien que ceux de cuivre, devaient être dorés.

Token - Burgundy Nijmegen peace

Reverse

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