Live auction - fjt_518709 - EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS FROM WARS EXTRAORDINAIRE DES GUERRES ET CAVALERIE LEGERE 1648

EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS FROM WARS EXTRAORDINAIRE DES GUERRES ET CAVALERIE LEGERE XF

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Estimate :	145 €
Price :	77 €
Maximum bid :	110 €
End of the sale :	29 January 2019 17:25:00
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : EXTRAORDINAIRE DES GUERRES ET CAVALERIE LEGERE

Date: 1648

Metal : silver

Diameter : 27,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

F.641

Obverse

Obverse legend : EXTRE. D. GUERRES. ET. CAVALERYE. LEGERE.

Obverse description : Écus de France et de Navarre couronnés entourés du double collier des ordres du Roi.

Reverse

Reverse legend : DEDIT. VICTORIA. GALLIS ; À L'EXERGUE : 1648.

Reverse description : Trophée d'armes.

Reverse translation : Il a donné la victoire aux Français.

Commentary

Par le traité de Westphalie, la paix est conclue avec l'Empire en 1648. La France se voit reconnaître la possession des Trois Evêchés (Metz, Toul et Verdun), acquiert la majeure partie de l'Alsace (sauf Strasbourg, ville libre, et Mulhouse), et conserve Pignerol.
By the Treaty of Westphalia, peace was concluded with the Empire in 1648. France was granted possession of the Three Bishoprics (Metz, Toul and Verdun), acquired most of Alsace (except Strasbourg, a free city, and Mulhouse), and retained Pignerol.