Collection search - Restrike of French Medal: Louis XV - Ludovicoburgum Fundatum, 1720

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Restrike of French Medal: Louis XV - Ludovicoburgum Fundatum, 1720

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n.d.

Type of material:

Objects (including medals and pins)

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Item ID number:

2850551

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Sir Donald Alexander Smith, Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal fonds

Lord Strathcona medals and portraits collection

Lord Strathcona medals collection

Restrike of French Medal: Louis XV - Ludovicoburgum Fundatum, 1720
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Date(s):

n.d.

Place:

France:

Place of creation:

France

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; 029.17 gr
Support 0.000 x mm

Language of material:

Latin

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A bronze medal commemorating the founding and fortification of Louisbourg (Nova Scotia) in 1720.

The obverse side of the medal displays a bust of Louis XV (in armour), King of France at the time the fortress was settled.

The reverse side of the medal displays a view of the town of Louisbourg and its harbour.

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Artist: Duvivier, Jean, 1687-1761

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: LUDOVICUS XV. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. / DU VIVIER, Inscription: reverse: LUDOVICOBURGUM FUNDATUM ET MUNITUM / M.DCC.XX., Inscription: edge: mark BRONZE, Inscription: attachment: no attachment
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commemoration

portrait cityscape
Source:

Private

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00004M
1959-001 X PIC
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[Consultation90 Open]

Medals

[Consultation 90 Open]

1185 Item no. assigned by LAC 4M

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1959-1-4M

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