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Besançon retaken by the French, commemorative medal struck by order of Louis XIV, King of France
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Besançon retaken by the French, commemorative medal struck by order of Louis XIV, King of France

anonymous · 1674 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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 within an inscription. Reverse: cannon, standing by a tower within an inscription; edge: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
jetonBesançonFranco-Dutch WarInname van Besancon (1674)Frans-Habsburgse oorlog
Credit lineBesancon opnieuw door de Fransen ingenomen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk. 1674. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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