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Louis XIV 1663 building the Louvre
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KING'S BUILDINGS
Date: 1663
Metal : brass
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,99 g.
Edge : Lisse
CATALOGUE REFERENCES : F.2968
REVERSED
Obverse legend : GAME. 14 DG FR AND NAV. KING.
Obverse description: Bust to the right of Louis XIV [no. 161].
Obverse translation: Louis XIV, by the grace of God, king of France and Navarre.
REVERSE
Reverse legend : SILENCE. MIRACLE 1663
Reverse description: Construction of the colonnade of the Louvre.
Reverse translation: The wonders remain silent.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
BUILDING THE KING
Under the Ancien Régime, the administration of the King's Buildings, depending on the state of the King's House, is primarily responsible for work ordered by the king, in his residences in Paris or near.
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