Modern coin – HCR52456

Obverse

Design:

crowned arms of the maréchal de Boufflers on two crossed marshal's batons

Inscription:

PRO DEFENSIONE VRBIS ET PATRIE

Design:

inscription in six lines

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

France: kingdom

Person

Louis François de Boufflers, Duke of Boufflers, Governor of Flanders and Hainaut, 1694–1711

Reign

Louis XIV, king of France, 1643–1715

Dating

1708

Mint

Lille

Denomination

10 sols

Metal

copper alloy

Technique

milled

Weight (g)

3.95

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

ex Beeston Collection

Acquisition date

1/1960

Source

Sabin Gallery

Reference

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