Token medal – Louis XVI – Royal Academy of Sciences – 1777
In silver
Weight: 7.71 g
Diameter: 28.5 mm
Obverse:
Profile bust to the right of King Louis XVI
Allegory of science seated, surrounded by scientific instruments , a terrestrial globe and plans .
Circular inscription: LUDOV . XVI . REX CHRISTIANIS
Reverse:
Circular inscription: INVENIT AND PERFICIT
At the bottom:
REGIA SCIENTARUM
ACADEMY
(Royal Academy of Sciences)
Edge:
Crenellated
