Token - Etats de Bourgogne (Louis XV Dauphin) 1713 front Token - Etats de Bourgogne (Louis XV Dauphin) 1713 back
Token - Etats de Bourgogne (Louis XV Dauphin) 1713 photo

Token - Etats de Bourgogne Louis XV Dauphin

1713 year
Silver 9.7 g 30 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type
Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Year
1713
Composition
Silver
Weight
9.7 g
Diameter
30 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#39720
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

The rising sun filling the field of the token with its rays; date in the exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IAM QUANTUS IN ORTU •
• 1713 •

Unabridged legend: Jam quantus in ortu.

Edge

Plain.

Comment

Fontenay comments on this token: "The most illustrious characters and princes were harvested. The Duke of Burgundy died on March 8, 1712, leaving the throne to the future Louis XV. Although the latter was still only three years old, his reign was to be a happy and peaceful one".