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Medal commemorating Louis XIV and the Paris Observatory
Medal commemorating Louis XIV and the Paris Observatory. Obverse: Head of the King (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: View of the observatory with a telescope on the roof. Legend: 'TURRIS SIDERUM SPECULATORIA.' Exergue: 'M . DC . LXVII.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2644 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Date made: | 1667 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France; King Louis XIV of France Mauger, Jean |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |