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20 Sols Siege Coinage
| Issuer | Lille, City under siege of |
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| Year | 1708 |
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| Reference(s) | Boudeau#2313, KM#7 |
| Obverse description | Central roundel bearing the arms of the city of Lille — a field strewn with fleurs-de-lis — surmounted by a municipal crown. Four crossed cannon barrels radiate diagonally from behind the shield, their muzzles extending toward the coin's periphery. Decorative foliate and floral garlands fill the quadrants between the cannon barrels, lending a heraldic formality to the martial composition. The entire design is contained within a milled border, struck in high relief on a plain copper flan typical of wartime emergency issues. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a bold, multi-line Latin inscription in capital letters arranged across the field: XX·S / PRO / DEFENSIONE / VRBIS ET / PATRIÆ / 1708, reading 'Twenty sols for the defense of the city and the fatherland, 1708.' The lettering is deeply struck and occupies the full available field without a surrounding legend, reflecting the utilitarian urgency of this siege emission. The date 1708 appears in the lowest line, confirming the coin's production during the Franco-Spanish defense of Lille against Allied forces. A milled border encircles the reverse, consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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