Military Order of Saint Louis Jetton 1775
Military Order of Saint Louis Jetton 1775 - Silver, weighing 9.8 grams, obverse with the right-facing bust of Louis XVI, inscribed "LUD. XVI. REX CHRISTIANISS." above, reverse illustrates a crowned Saint Louis holding a laurel wreath, inscribed "FIRMATUR CONSILIO VIRTUS" above and "ORDRE MILIT. DE St. LOUIS." below, 30.7 mm, light contact, surface wear on the reverse, very fine.Footnote: Louis XVI (1774-1792). The Order of Saint Louis is a royal and military order instituted by Louis XIV in 1693. It was intended to reward services rendered to the army.