Louis XVI silver "Praise of Age" Medal "1745" SP62 PCGS, Divo-124 (reverse). 42mm. By N. Gatteaux and J. C. Roettiers. DIGNUM LAUDE SENEM VETAT MORI Agriculture, seated on wheat sheaths crowns an elderly farmer; in exergue LE BON VIEILLARD // NOVUM DOMUS AUGUSTÆ VINCULUM Marriage, 1745, of Louis, as Dauphin, to the Spanish Infanta Maria Theresia, daughter of Philip V, Hymen stands between Francia and Hispania who hold armorial shields; in exergue MAR THERES HISPAN REGIS FIL / LUDOV DELPHINO NUPTA / M DCC XLV. The only of its type certified at PCGS. Scarce. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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