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LOUIS XVIII (1814-1824) Landing of the king in...

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LOUIS XVIII (1814-1824) Landing of the king in Calais. Gold medal. 63 g. 41 mm. A/ Bust of the king on the right, bare head. Long hair thrown back and falling back in balls on the shoulders. R/ France, represented by a crowned woman draped in Antiquity, rises with open arms in front of a boat sailing on the shore. Engraver: Andrieu (right) / Brenet (reverse). M.M. n°7, p. 420. Very rare. Perfectly preserved. Provenance: Bourgey, May 26, 1948.