Medal of King Louis XV – Military School – Paris – Signed by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (son of Jean Duvivier)
In bronze
Weight: 118.9 g
Diameter: 63 mm
Obverse:
Bust of King Louis XV in profile to the right.
Circular inscription: LUDOVICUS XV REX CHRISTIANISS[IMUS]
Signature: B. DUVIVIER. F.
Reverse:
View of the facade of the École Militaire , Place Joffre in Paris, founded in 1751 by Louis XV.
Circular inscription:
CRESCENTI AD MILITIÆ DECUS NOBILITATI
Signature: B. DUVIVIER F.
At the bottom:
EXECUTIVE PANEL
MDCCLXVIIII
Edge:
Horn of Plenty Punch (Paris Mint) + BRONZE
JOINT-ARMY HIGHER COURSE 14TH SESSION 1962