France
19th century
Obverse: Bust of the monarch facing right; at the bottom right, the inscription 1837 / CAQUÉ, LOUIS IX DIT SAINT-LOUIS ROI DE FRANCE; Reverse: LOUIS IX DIT SAINT-LOUIS. / 44TH KING. / SON OF LOUIS VIII. / BORN 1215. / KING 1226. / UNIVERSITY UPRISING 1229. / ASSEMBLY OF THE GREAT MEN OF THE KINGDOM / AT ST. DENIS 1235. / BATTLE OF TAILLEBOURG 1242. / CRUSADE 1248. / CAPTIVITY AND RESCUE OF THE KING 1250. / RETURN TO FRANCE 1254. / ASSEMBLY OF THE ESTATES OF THE KINGDOM AT ABBEVILLE 1259. / HOSPITAL OF THE FIFTEEN 1260 / PRAGMATIC SANCTION 1269 / NEW CRUSADE 1270 / DEATH 1270.
bronze, 51.8 mm, 65.62 g, minor damage to the rim, patina
