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1755 Corporation of Drapiers (Clothiers)

30 mm, Silver

Feuardent 10791

 

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Again from Lyon with the allegorical figures (joined by a lion) and the waters of the Rhone and the Saone pouring from their urns.

 

The reverse features a scene from Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece guarded by a dragon. The Latin inscription reads, It enriches, equips and decorates.

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I only have a few jetons - always on the lookout for French Revolutionary period Jetons

 

I have used this site to identify Jetons and have found it very informative

 

http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/index.html

 

http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/timeline.htm

 

 

1790JetonLouisXVI.jpg

 

 

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http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/h178.htm

 

I also have one of these but can't find the coin at the moment

http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/h478.htm

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And this has to be the most amazing political jeton I have ever seen

http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/fran93-5.htm

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That is a wonderful token and I assume you recognize the site and collection of none other than our own Elverno.

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Thanks for that information Bill - I wasn't aware that Elverno from this forum was the author.

I have used that site a lot and find it superbly laid out and very informative.

 

Phil

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I still can't find the other Jeton but here is an old scan I have

 

JettonLouisXVIDefunctis.jpg

 

JettonLouisXVIDefunctisRev.jpg

Phil

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Arrived on the last day of 2007:

 

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Obverse shows the portal to the Sorbonne constructed under the direction of Cardinal Richelieu (dedicated 1642). The inscription refers to the Society Sorbonne, the theological faculty that formed the historical core of the Sorbonne. The Sorbonne was suppressed in 1792 and restored by Napoleon in 1808. By the time this jeton was issued in 1764, the theology faculty had become the defenders of the Catholic faith, losing their position of intellectual independence on matters of theology. The latin inscription of the reverse refers to the Society's role in literature, philosophy and the sacred. (I welcome a better translation.)

 

The jeton was designed by Benjamin Duvivier. 29mm silver

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My latest jeton that I bought from Frank, British satirical, related to revolutionary France. Dated 1794, but struck from degenerated dies. For more information, see Elverno's Napoleonic site.

 

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My latest jeton that I bought from Frank, British satirical, related to revolutionary France. Dated 1794, but struck from degenerated dies. For more information, see Elverno's Napoleonic site.

 

943385.jpg

Hi,

 

nice collection.....

 

Chris

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1723 Lyon Chamber of Commerce

31mm Silver

Feuradent 10782

 

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Obv: Oval coat of arms of the chamber of commerce on a cartouche held by the Rhone and the Saone with water pouring from their urns, LA CHAMBRE DU COMMERCE DE LYON.

Rev: The Rhone and the Saone seated, mixing the water pouring from their urns; behind them, a siren holding a shell, spreads pearls on the shore, signature D.V. (Jean Duvivier). In exergue, the epigraph in two lines: X. VIRI LUGDUNENSES/COMMERCIIS REGUNDIS (the ten Lyon commissioners of trade). The upper inscription, MUNERIBUS PRETIOSA SUIS, Rich Thanks to Their Production.

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