LOUIS XVI 1774 - 1793 - Lot 216

LOUIS XVI 1774 - 1793 LUD - XVI - FR - ET NAV - REX * MAR - ANT - AUST - REG -FR. Confronted busts of Louis XVI, head right, hair tied back with a ribbon, and of Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette, left, wearing a pearl tiara. Below, N. GATTEAUX. R/. FELICITAS PUBLICA. France seated frontally, a shield with fleurs-de-lis leaning against her seat, holding the naked dauphin in her arms. On the base, N. GATTEAUX. At the exergue, NATALES DELPHINI DIE XXII OCTOBRIS MDCCLXXXI. Smooth edge. ♦ Nocq 207 Nicolas Marie Gatteaux silver medal (15.39 g). Ø 34.11 mm Birth of the Dauphin Louis Joseph on October 22, 1781. A very fine example. This small medal commemorates the birth of the Dauphin Louis Joseph Xavier François, who was born on October 22, 1781 and died on June 4, 1789. The king had taken seven years to consummate his marriage. Married on May 16, 1770, his daughter Élisabeth was not born until 1778. In 1781, on October 22, the Dauphin Louis Joseph was born, ensuring the continuity of the throne.