Front: Gegenständige Büste der Anna von Österreich und des kindlichen Ludwig XIV.
Rear: Ansicht der Kirche Val-de-Grace in der ursprünglichen, von Mansart geplanten Form. Punze mit gekröntem C.
Pierced: Intentional hole(s) pierced through a coin so that it can be worn on a neclace, sewn onto textiles, etc. In case of paper money such a perforation often indicates devaluation.
Countermarked: The impression left by a countermark punch. A tool that is used to punch into a coin subsequent to the original striking an additional mark or symbol that had meaning in the contemporary context of the coin - for example to mark a specific payment or to revalue a coin). Objects from early modern collections sometimes bear countermarks as a sign of ownership.
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