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Token - Louis XV Académie des Sciences ND
1747 year| Silver | 8.16 g | 30.38 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| King | Louis XV (1715-1774) |
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Year | 1747 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 8.16 g |
| Diameter | 30.38 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#41895 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Pallas seated on the left, surrounded by scientific instruments symbolic of the different kingdoms of nature: a globe, plans, a bird, a retort and a furnace, a plant in a pot and a model.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INVENIT ET PERFICIT
REGIA SCIENTIARUM
ACADEMIA
Edge
Milled
Comment
Several variations of right and reverse are possible. The token exists in medal and coinage.The present type (Feu.4407) is characterized by the legend on the reverse (REGIA SCIENTIARUM ACADEMIA) and the signature "fm" on the right.
Other types with the same exergue legend:
- Feu.4404 - monogrammed JCR signature (silver)
- Feu.4405 - signature DU. VIVIER F. (silver)
- Fire.4405a - without signature (copper)
- Feu.4406 - signature D.V. (silver)
- Feu.4406a - signature DU. VIVIER (silver)
- Feu.4406b - signature B. DUV (yellow copper)
- Feu.4407a - signature M (silver)
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