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France. Statue of Louis XV in Bordeax
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Feuardent 9213 var.; Hennin 182 var.; Carde 19; Fayolle 16-17, 19 var.
Jeton, minted in Nuremberg in 1744; brass, 24 mm, 180°
Obv: LUD • XV D G • FR• -- ET • NAV • REX •, bust of Louis XV facing left.
Rev: OPTIMO -- PRINCIPI (= to the best of princes), equestrian statue of Louis XV at Bordeaux, by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II (erected 1743), MDCCXLIIII (= 1744) in exergue.
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