Token - Louis XIV and Maria Theresia (Vincit Dum Respicit) ND

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Sun bringing light beyond the clouds

Script: Latin

Lettering: VINCIT . DVM . RESPICIT.

Translation: Vincit dum respicit [He is the winner while we watch]

Comment

Marie Therese, daughter of Philip IV of Spain, born 1638. married Louis XIV in 1660. The marriage agreement was one aspect of the peace negotiations between Spain and France (1659/60). Each year from 1660 through to 1673 a base metal jeton with the busts of LXIV and his wife (obverse) was issued as a stock jeton.