Medal commemorating Louis XIV and the Paris Observatory

Medal commemorating Louis XIV and the Paris Observatory. Obverse: Head of the King (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: View of the observatory with a telescope on the roof. Legend: 'TURRIS SIDERUM SPECULATORIA.' Exergue: 'M . DC . LXVII.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2644
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Date made: 1667
People: King Louis XIV of France; King Louis XIV of France Mauger, Jean
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm
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