fme_933884 - LOUIS XV THE BELOVED Médaille, Sacre de Louis XV, refrappe
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Type : Médaille, Sacre de Louis XV, refrappe
Date: (1722)
Mint name / Town : Monnaie de Paris
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 72 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver DUVIVIER Benjamin (1730-1819)
Weight : 202,81 g.
Edge : lisse + corne BRONZE
Puncheon : corne BRONZE
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec quelques taches d’oxydation. Présence de traces de manipulation, d’usure. Coups et petites rayures sur la tranche
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUDOVICUS XV. REX. CHRISTIANISSIMUS..
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV décoré et couronné, signé : DU VIVIER F..
Obverse translation : Louis XV, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REX. COELESTI. OLEO. UNCTUS. À L'EXERGUE : REMIS. XXV. OCTOBRE / MD. CC. XXII.
Reverse description : Le roi, à genoux à droite, recevant l'onction sur le front des mains de l'archevêque Armand-Jules de Rohan ; au milieu, dix figures des grands personnages de la cour. Signé : DU VIVIER F..
Reverse translation : Le roi oint par l'huile céleste.
Commentary
Médaille conservée dans une boîte cartonnée bleue et rouge.
Historical background
LOUIS XV THE BELOVED
(1/09/1715-10/05/1774)
Louis XV succeeded Louis XIV on September 1, 1715 and Philippe d'Orléans was sole regent. The quadruple alliance in 1717 aims to maintain the European balance with France, Austria, England and the United Provinces. During his visit to France, Tsar Peter I signed a bilateral treaty of understanding. In 1718, Abbé Dubois became Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Sacred Archbishop of Cambrai in 1720, Prime Minister in 1722, he died on August 10, 1723. France declared war on Spain in 1719 to prevent Philip V from overthrowing the Regent. The capture of San Sebastian and Hondarribia marks the end of hostilities. In 1720, Philippe V joined the Quadruple Alliance and renounced the throne of France by the Treaty of Madrid. The first Masonic lodge was founded in France in 1721. Louis XV was crowned at the age of 12 on October 25, 1722. On February 15, 1723, he was declared of age. The regent is replaced by the Duke of Bourbon who becomes prime minister. Philippe d'Orléans died on December 2.
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