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| Issuer | City of Lille |
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| Year | 1708 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a five-line Latin inscription in bold capital letters distributed across the plain field: V·S: / ·PRO· / DEFENSIONE / VRBIS·ET / PATRIAE, with the date 1708 in the exergual line beneath. The abbreviation V·S· stands for the denomination (5 Sols). The lettering is deeply struck in a plain, unadorned Roman typeface, conveying the emergency and patriotic character of the siege issue. A continuous beaded border frames the entire reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 1708 - - 42,000 |
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