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Token - Louis XIV La Flandre Subjuguee
1677 year| Copper | 5.3 g | 27 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Year | 1677 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5.3 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#76715 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Captive Flanders seated
Script: Latin
Lettering:
·LA·FLANDRE·SUBJUGUEE·
·1677·
Comment
Louis XIV - French Flanders. Historical jeton struck in 1677 to celebrate the annexion of the province, during the Franco-Dutch war. Struggle for supremacy over the Spanish Netherlands between the Habsburgs and Bourbons. Signed on the submission of Flanders by Louis XIV. Before Tropaion sits grieving country goddess.Ref. Feuardent: 14012 perhaps.