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CORPORATIONS LE PREMIER CORPS DES MARCHANDS DE PARIS LES DRAPIERS ET TISSERANDS DE LAINES 1699
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1699 |
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| Diameter | 29 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a large three-masted sailing ship navigating to the right, with the arms of the Drapiers (drapers) guild visible at the bow and a radiant eye above the uppermost sail. The legend arcs around the upper field, with the issuer inscription in three lines across the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | VT. COETERAS. DIRIGAT LE. PREMIER. CORPS. DES. MARCHANDS. DE. PARIS. |
| Reverse description | Detailed panoramic view of Paris along the Seine, depicting the Île de la Cité with Notre-Dame cathedral, multiple church towers, the Tour Saint-Jacques, and the domed Mazarine library visible along the skyline, with small sailing vessels on the river in the foreground. A decorative floral garland occupies the lower exergue, below which the date 1699 appears. The legend arcs around the upper field. |
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