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fjt_755891 - ARTILLERY Louis XV 1734

ARTILLERY Louis XV XF
25.00 €(Approx. 27.25$ | 20.75£)
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Type : Louis XV
Date: 1734
Mint name / Town : s.l.
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,04 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Patine sombre. Quelques traces d’usure et des faiblesses de frappe sont visibles à l’avers et au revers
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la Collection MARINECHE

Obverse


Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV signé JCR en monogramme [n°307].
Obverse translation : Louis XV, Roi très chrétien.

Reverse


Reverse legend : SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM ; À L'EXERGUE : ARTILLERIE. 1734.
Reverse description : Pallas debout à gauche, tenant une haste de la main gauche appuyée sur son bouclier, et de la droite, désignant l'armement d'une batterie.
Reverse translation : Qui veut la Paix prépare la guerre.

Historical background


ARTILLERY

Before Louvois, the artillery was entrusted to civilian contractors who provided the men and equipment for each gun in battery for a given price. It came under a grand master of the artillery, a charge created under Charles VII, which belonged to Sully from 1599 to 1610 or to the Duke of Meilleraye under Richelieu. With Louvois, the artillery became an integral part of the army and was protected by the regiment of the king's riflemen. Ranks in the artillery were more accessible to commoners than in other regiments, advancement was given on merits and talents. Until the 18th century, the equipment left much to be desired with different calibers, different carriages and different wheels. The standardization and modernity of artillery will owe much to J.-B. de Gribeauval, Inspector General of Artillery since 1776. At the end of the 18th century, French artillery will be the first in Europe and this superiority will explain the victories of the Revolution.

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