FRENCH MEDAL ORDER OF ST MICHAEL TURKISH LOUIS XV 1742 Start Price USD 999.99 Current Price USD 999.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 1,299.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Monday, May 19, 2008 Location - See more about 'FRENCH MEDAL ORDER OF ST MICHAEL TURKISH LOUIS XV 1742' Description 1742, France, Louis XV, The Reception of the Turkish Ambassador, Silver Medal, by Benjamin Duvivier, muled with the medal for the Dedication of the Order of St Michael, 1729, by Jean Bernard, obv the King seated on small chair, the ambassador before him with papers, COLENDAE REGIS AMICITIæ / AB IMPERAT TURCARUM LEGATIO ALTERA, rev St Michael slays Devil, Collar and Badge of Order around, REGIUS STI MICHAELIS ORDO, 41mm. Extremely fine, the obverse choice and lightly toned. The Ambassador, Said Efendi, was the son of Yirmisekiz Mehmet çelebi Efendi . Yirmisekiz, who had accompanied his father during his travels, was greatly involved in the establishment of the printing of the first books in Ottoman Turkish, including an Arabic-Ottoman dictionary and a French-Ottoman grammar book. This second visit by Said Pasha engendered a new wave of turquerie in France. The Order of St Michael had originally been established in 1469. . Qui vive ? FRANCE ! Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal! Place a Bid!