Token - Louis XIV - États de Bourgogne - La paix retrouvée

Reverse

King Louis XIV dressed as Hercules, with the club and the skin of the Nemean lion, standing on a battlefield, trampling the weapons of the defeated; in the exergue, date in Roman numerals and, just below, signature "B".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IL • ASSEVRE • MON • REPOS •
MDCLXXXVIII
B

Edge

Plain.

Comment

In 1688, Burgundy, which was beginning to breathe, represented the king under the features of Hercules at rest, leaning on his club and trampling the standards of the defeated enemies.