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France, The Canal de Languedoc, 1667, a gilt bronze medal, unsigned, bust of Louis XIV right, rev. panorama of Toulouse with the canal, 52mm (BMC 345). Pierced, good fine (£40-60)

This poorly finished medal (the BM specimen is no better, though not pierced), was made in Toulouse and celebrates the laying of the foundation stone of the Parlement