Louis XV, King of France, jeton struck by order of the Société académique de Chirurgie in Paris
Also known as: Lodewijk XV, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Societe academique de Chirurgie te Parijs
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1741
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: Apollo with lyre in hand and Hygieia [?] with a staff around which a snake is entwined, standing next to a chemical apparatus within an inscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1563; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 7.12 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 7.12 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 7.12 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription.
- Reverse
- Apollo with lyre in hand and Hygieia [?] with a staff around which a snake is entwined, standing next to a chemical apparatus within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Lodewijk XV, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Societe academique de Chirurgie te Parijs
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1563
- Museum classification
- jeton
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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