1693 AD., France, Louis XIV, Tribute to the Navy Medal, by Jean Mauger, Paris mint, modern bronze restrike dated 1970,

France, Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), Tribute to the Navy Medal, by Jean Mauger, Paris mint, 1693 AD., modern bronze restrike dated 1970,
Medal (ø 72 mm / ca. 189 g), bronze, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge with incuse numbers, mark and letters "1970 (cornucopia) BRONZE", varnished,
Obv.: LVDOVICVS · MAGNVS · REX · CHRISTIANISSIMVS · / MAVGER · F · , his laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left.
Rev.: SPLENDOR REI NAVALIS / GALLIA / MAVGER · F · , Gallia (France), crowned, seated in her sea-car left, a trident in her right hand, driving Neptune's sea horses; exergue: stern of ship with rayed head, and paddles and anchors to either side. Legend: 'SPLENDOR REI NAVALIS.' Exergue: 'GALLIA.'.
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Jean Mauger (1648 – 9 September 1712) was a French medallist.
Mauger was born in Dieppe. After training as an ivory engraver in his hometown, he relocated to Paris in 1677. He worked at the Paris mint from 1685 until his death. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of the goldsmith John Clay, and had at least two children. The most prolific medallist of his generation, Mauger was responsible for 250 of the 286 medals reproduced in the medallic history of Louis XIV, published in 1702. Most of these works were based on his own original designs. Examples of Mauger's medals can be found at the British Museum and at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in the Cabinet des Médailles building.