Abbey of Buttes

€316,624.00

Location	Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year	1770
Type	Event tokens/Shooting festival token
Composition	Brass
Weight	4.7 g
Diameter	23.5 mm
Thickness
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Reference(s)	CH Jetons#316a

Obverse description	Inscriptions in five lines. Floral ornaments.
Obverse lettering	FONDATION ABBAYE DE BUTTES 1770 (Translation: Buttes Abbey Foundation.)
Obverse script	Latin
Reverse description	Coat of arms of the canton of Neuchâtel in the centre. Behind, two rifles crossing each other, oak branch on the left and laurel branch on the right tied by a ribbon. Arrow piercing an apple above.
Reverse lettering
Reverse script
Mint
Mintage	1770 - -
Catalog ID	3239471540
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