British and World Historical Medals

France, Foundation Stone for the Extension to The Louvre Laid, Paris, 1624, a copper medal by P. Regnier, laureate bust of Louis XIII right, rev. façade of the Louvre, 33mm (BMC II, 95; Mazerolle 489; BDM V, 64; cf. Clifford 453). Good very fine £100-150

Louis XIII laid the foundation stone in 1624 and these medals were struck both to be laid in the foundations and also for distribution