

France. Louis XIV (1643-1715). Medal 1696 commemorating the end of the conflict between France and Savoy. Obv. LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS. Bust to right. Rev. MINERVA PACIFERA. Minerva, standing to the right, holds a spear and an olive branch; to her left, a crowned putto holds a torch and the coats of arms of France and Savoy; in exergue, PAX SABAUDIAE/ MDCXCVI. Divo 265. 30.45 g. 41 mm. Opus: J.Mauger. SPL+. Led by Louis XIV in 1696, this reconciliation was sealed by a new dynastic union: that of the Duke of Burgundy and Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, the parents of the future Louis XV.