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ANNE OF AUSTRIA, 1644 |
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| WARIN, Jean: France, 1644, Bronze,
60 mm Obv: Bust of Anne of Austria .ANNA. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REG. Rev: A gnomon on a pedestal bearing Anne's coat of arms, in a landscape. Banner above inscribed: COELESTE RATIONE REGENS (Ruling With Celestial Judgement) Exergue: .1644. Ref: The Medal, 1987 #8; Wurz. 305; Jones II, 203/203; (similar to BW-225) This medal was struck shortly after Anne’s ascendancy to the position of Regent of France following the death of her husband Louis XIII. (See a brief biography of Anne of Austria)
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