This token is a replica of a token produced in the 18^th century. The obverse side represents the profile of King Louis XV with the inscription LUD. XV. REX CHRISTIANISS. (Louis XV, Most Christian King) and, on the reverse side, a prancing horse with the inscription of a Latin quote, BELLI PACISQUE DECUS and the words ECURIES DU ROY.

Unlike a medal, which is defined as a collector’s item designed to “preserve the portrait of illustrious people or the memory of […] an event” (Trévoux Dictionary, 177), a token originally had a use and could have several functions – serve as a monetary value on a gambling table, be given as a present or used as proof of belonging to a service.

Silvered bronze

Diameter: 29 mm