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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 18.00 €
Type : BATIMENTS DU ROI
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX. CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse description : Buste de Louis XV signé R. FIL [n° 342].
Obverse translation : Louis XV, roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : QUID. NON. ARTE. VALET ; À L'EXERGUE : BATIMENS. DU. ROY. 1720.
Reverse description : Caducée au milieu d'un jardin. A gauche, un palais.
Reverse translation : Qu'est-ce qui a de la valeur sans art ? ; à l'exergue : bâtiments du roi.
Historical background
BÂTIMENTS DU ROI
Under the Ancien Régime, the administration of the King's Buildings, dependent on the department of the House of the King, was mainly responsible for works ordered by the sovereign, in his residences in Paris or the surrounding area. There is an excellent article on wikipedia at http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A2timents_du_Roi.
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