- Almost Uncirculated France silver jeton coin.
- Struck for King Louis XV.
- Commemorative jeton to celebrate the French Naval victory at Minorca.
- Obverse: draped bust of Louis XV facing right, LUD XV REX CHRISTIANISS.
- Reverse: Lioness attacking pair of leopards who are taking her two cubs, RAPTORIBUS INGRUIT ULTRIX, in ex: MARINE / 1757.
- Catalog: Feaurdent-1395.
- Reverse is an allegory for the French Naval victory at Minorca.
- The Battle of Minorca (20 May 1756) was a naval battle between French and British fleets. It was the opening sea battle of the Seven Years' War in the European theatre. Shortly after the war began British and French squadrons met off the Mediterranean island of Minorca. The French won the battle. The subsequent decision by the British to withdraw to Gibraltar handed France a strategic victory and led directly to the Fall of Minorca.
- Certified by NGC to AU Details Cleaned (not distracting).
- Lustrous surfaces with light gold tone (blue green toning in reverse peripherals).
- Attractive in hand!
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