Silver Medal Louis XV Construction of the Military School Duvivier re1749

Description: 144- shot45Silver Medal Trial 1st title (950/1000) from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880).Struck in 1974, re-strike of a medal from 1749.One-sided, the reverse is raw.Unique test copy, from the collection of a collaborator of the Monnaie de Paris in the 1970s.QSome rubbing and patina nuances to report.Artist / Sculptor : Duvivier .Dimensions : 63 mm .Weight : 51 g.Metal : solid silver.Mark on the edge : cornucopia + "1 silver" (Silver 1st title - 950/1000) + 1974.Fast and careful shipping.The stand is not for sale.The stand is not for sale.The Military School is both an institution of higher military education founded in 1750 by King Louis XV and the set of buildings built to accommodate it in Paris, in the 7th arrondissement. Built in the 18th century by the architect of King Ange-Jacques Gabriel, this monumental ensemble is still in activity. It closes the south-eastern perspective of the Champ-de-Mars, where the annual review of the troops took place, then moved to the Champs-Élysées. It has been classified as a historic monument since 19901.The site is currently served by the École Militaire metro station. Before the founding of the Royal Military School, children of the nobility who were destined for a career in arms already received high-level training. They received their education in military academies which were expensive for families, some had the chance to do their apprenticeship as pages at the King's Stables (Grande and Petite) or with certain princes who also had a page school.In 1748, the War of the Austrian Succession ended. Although France was victorious, the war was not easy for it and the fighting showed the lack of well-trained officers to command the royal regiments. This is why Marshal de Saxe, who had fought alongside the French armies, proposed to King Louis XV to found a royal military school. He had his project supported by Madame de Pompadour, then mistress of the king, and by the financier Joseph Pâris Duverney (brother of JeThe Military School is both an institution of higher military education founded in 1750 by King Louis XV and the set of buildings built to accommodate it in Paris, in the 7th arrondissement. Built in the 18th century by the architect of King Ange-Jacques Gabriel, this monumental ensemble is still in activity. It closes the south-eastern perspective of the Champ-de-Mars, where the annual review of the troops took place, then moved to the Champs-Élysées. It has been classified as a historic monument since 19901. In 1748, the War of the Austrian Succession ended. Although France was victorious, the war was not easy for it and the fighting showed the lack of well-trained officers to command the royal regiments. This is why Marshal de Saxe, who had fought alongside the French armies, proposed t

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