Bescherming van Bergen in Henegouwen, ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk 1692

This 1692 bronze medal by Jacques Nilis, titled “Bescherming van Bergen in Henegouwen, ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk,” is a commemorative piece honoring King Louis XIV. The obverse features a profile portrait of the king in a laurel wreath, while the reverse displays the coat of arms of the city of Bergen, Belgium, surrounded by a radiating sun. This piece is an example of 17th-century medallic art, a tradition with a long history of creating small-scale commemorative works.