Ian Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 silver jeton struck for the French Police and Gendarmerie Nationale. i'm not sure when this one was struck but i'm led to believe that the octagonal variety was first struck circa 1780 and during the reign of Louis XVI. Any info would be much appreciated. The designs (both obv and rev) have been in use on jetons struck for this institution on round (28mm diameter) jetons in both silver and copper since 1720. The octagonal variety is however more difficult to come across and as a consequence, usually a wee bit more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Great addition to your collection Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 here's the round version (circa 1720) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Really neat jetons Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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