Token - Louis XV (Consecration in Reims)
Issuer France
Type Commemorative medals
Obverse
Young Louis XV, head to the right
Lettering: LVD·XV·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REX·
Reverse
The king kneels down (to the right) and receives the anointing on his forehead from the hands of the Archbishop Armand-Jules de Rohan. In the center are ten figures of great courtiers
Lettering: REX COELESTI OLEO UNCTUS Remis 23 oct. 1723
Basic Information
References
Feu #7896
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Brass
Weight
5.38 g
Size
26.7 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
LVD·XV·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REX·
Reverse Lettering
REX COELESTI OLEO UNCTUS Remis 23 oct. 1723
Comments
Navarrae-medieval kingdom
Reims-city in France
Tokens were made in honor of the anointing, and were thrown into the crowd in the square when the king exited the cathedral.
