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Creation Date
1638
Medium
Bronze medallion
Dimensions
1.25 x 1.25
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.159.4
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Obverse reads "Ludovicus XIII FR Et Nav Rex," reverse reads "Coeli Munus/Ludovicus Delphinus V Sept M DCXXXVIII".
Creator Biography
I. Mavger, French.
Description
A commemoration of the birth of Dauphin Louis XIV on September 5, 1638. On the obverse, France is depicted kneeling with open arms and an angel from heaven delivers the newborn to France.