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fjt_09942 - BÂTIMENTS DU ROI LOUIS XIV - L'Hôtel des Invalides 1691

BÂTIMENTS DU ROI LOUIS XIV - L Hôtel des Invalides XF
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Type : LOUIS XIV - L'Hôtel des Invalides
Date: 1691
Metal : silver
Diameter : 27 mm
Catalogue references :
F.3040

Obverse

Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS. MAGNVS. REX.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIV [n° 219a].
Obverse translation : Louis le Grand, roi.

Reverse

Reverse legend : AEQVAT. PIETATE. TRIVMPHOS ; À L'EXERGUE : AEDIFICIA. REGIA. 1691.
Reverse description : L'Hôtel des Invalides terminé.
Reverse translation : Ses triomphes n'ont d'égal que sa piété ; à l'exergue : bâtiments du roi 1691.

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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