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Burgundy recaptured by the French, commemorative token struck in honor of Louis XIV, King of France
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man to the right within an inscription. Reverse: Louis XIV in Roman dress holding a laurel branch in his raised right hand and a figure of victory in his raised left hand; left: woman with cornucopia and palm branch, representing Abundance, right: woman with laurel branch, representing Victory within an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBourgondie opnieuw door de Fransen ingenomen, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk. 1674. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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