(1720) Bronze Medal Betts-144, Corne Founding of Louisbourg

Coin Details

Description

This bronze medal, bearing the quoted date "1720," is a Corne restrike of Betts-144 depicting the founding of Louisbourg. The Corne attribution indicates production during the nineteenth-century restrike era. The quoted date distinguishes the restrike from the original medal while preserving the historical date reference. Louisbourg's founding was driven by strategic necessity: France needed to replace the naval facilities lost with the cession of mainland Nova Scotia to Britain. The fortress would serve as a critical strategic asset for four decades, providing France with a base from which to project power throughout the North Atlantic and protect the vital approaches to New France via the St. Medal production technology evolved significantly during the Betts period, from the hand-engraved dies and screw presses of the sixteenth century to the more mechanized operations that became standard by the mid-eighteenth century. Lawrence River.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. Corne restrike of the Louisbourg founding medal.

Cross References

Betts-144 (Corne restrike)