Bust of Louis XIV to right, laureate, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, wearing the cross of the Order of the Holy Spirit, with short hair lock., Crowned arms of France. Mint letter below., A magnificent specimen; the relief is very pleasing, and the coin has a beautiful patina with bluish highlights in the inscription on the obverse., LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX, SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM 1645