Jeton/Token - Louis XV Consecration in Reims
1723. The anointing of Louis XV
Brass (26.7 mm, 6.92 g)
Obv: Young Louis XV, head to the right
Script: Latin
Lettering: LVD·XV·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REX·
Translation:
(Ludovicus XV Dei Gratia Franciae et Navarrae Rex)
Louis 15th, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre
Rev: The king kneels down (to the right) and receives the anointing on his forehead from the hands of the Archbishop Armand-Jules de Rohan. In the center are ten figures of great courtiers
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REX COELESTI OLEO UNCTUS
Remis 23 oct. 1723
Translation:
The king anointed with heavenly oil.
Reims 23 October 1723
Feu# 7896
Navarrae-medieval kingdom
Reims-city in France
Tokens were made in honor of the anointing, and were thrown into the crowd in the square when the king exited the cathedral.
Jeton/Token - Louis XV Consecration in Reims
1723. The anointing of Louis XV
Brass (26.7 mm, 6.92 g)
Obv: Young Louis XV, head to the right
Script: Latin
Lettering: LVD·XV·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REX·
Translation:
(Ludovicus XV Dei Gratia Franciae et Navarrae Rex)
Louis 15th, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre
Rev: The king kneels down (to the right) and receives the anointing on his forehead from the hands of the Archbishop Armand-Jules de Rohan. In the center are ten figures of great courtiers
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REX COELESTI OLEO UNCTUS
Remis 23 oct. 1723
Translation:
The king anointed with heavenly oil.
Reims 23 October 1723
Feu# 7896
Navarrae-medieval kingdom
Reims-city in France
Tokens were made in honor of the anointing, and were thrown into the crowd in the square when the king exited the cathedral.