fjt_129258 - FRENCH ACADEMY / ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE Académie française 1705
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Type : Académie française
Date: 1705
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,05 g.
Rarity : R3
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LOVIS LE GRAND - ROY DE FRANCE.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV, signé d’un monogramme inédit de Thomas Bernard, type Guéant Prieur 464A.
Reverse
Reverse legend : PROTECTEVR DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCOISE. - .1705..
Reverse description : A L'IMMOR-TALITE en trois lignes dans une couronne de laurier.
Commentary
Ces jetons étaient distribués aux membres de l'Académie lors de leurs réunions du lundi, jeudi et samedi. On appelait " jetonniers " les académiciens remarqués pour leur assiduité aux réunions.
On note ici une utilisation tardive du V dans la légende de ce jeton non recensé par Feuardent.
Buste très rare.
These tokens were distributed to members of the Academy during their meetings on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Academicians noted for their regular attendance at meetings were called \\\"jetonniers.\\\" Here we note a late use of the V in the legend of this token, not recorded by Feuardent. Very rare bust
On note ici une utilisation tardive du V dans la légende de ce jeton non recensé par Feuardent.
Buste très rare.
These tokens were distributed to members of the Academy during their meetings on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Academicians noted for their regular attendance at meetings were called \\\"jetonniers.\\\" Here we note a late use of the V in the legend of this token, not recorded by Feuardent. Very rare bust
Historical background
FRENCH ACADEMY / ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE
The French Academy was founded in 1635, under the reign of Louis XIII, by Cardinal Richelieu, with the aim of embellishing and perfecting the French language, symbol of the power of the King and the State. It had to be "perfect, clear and precise, capable of marrying the twists and turns of thought, of supplanting Latin and of finishing off lexical and stylistic misuse." Monitoring the language, and therefore the writings, was also a means of thwarting political intrigues... The Academy receives as its seal the motto "to immortality" with a crown of laurels, and the care of writing the Dictionary of the language French. Reading advice: MASSON F., "History of the French Academy, 1629-1793", Paris, 1912.
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