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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Iosephus, post: 2378542, member: 71955&quot;]<b>Louis XIII / Façade of the Louvre</b></p><p><br /></p><p>by Pierre Regnier, 1624</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.renaissancemedals.com/pics/1080.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i>Bronze, 33.2 mm Ø, 20.6 g</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Laureate bust of Louis XIII facing right. Around,&nbsp; · LVD · XIII · D · G · FRANCORVM · ET · NAVARÆ · REX ·&nbsp; (<i>Louis XIII, by the Grace of God, King of the French and Navarre</i>).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> A portion of the façade of the Louvre. Around,&nbsp; · POSCEBANT HANC · FATA · MANVM ·&nbsp; (<i>Fate Demanded This Hand</i>). In exergue, the date&nbsp; · 1624 · .</p><p><br /></p><p>Foundation medal for an extension to the Louvre in Paris. Louis XIII laid the foundation stone for this extension in July of 1624. A number of these medals were buried under it as foundation deposits, while others were distributed. The extension, known later as the Pavillon de l&#039;Horologe and more recently as the Pavillon Sully, was completed c. 1639-40.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>References:</b> Jones 95; Pollard (NGA) 655[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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