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Counter token - Bureau des Finances
| Location | Spanish Netherlands |
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| Year | 1581 |
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| Reference(s) | Dugn#3119 |
| Obverse description | The obverse bears an entirely textual design with a circular legend around the periphery and multi-line Latin inscription filling the field, referencing the Bureau des Finances and the date 1581, along with abbreviated titles of Philip II of Spain and Alexander Farnese, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. No central figural device is present; the lettering is arranged in concentric and horizontal registers across the full surface. |
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| Obverse lettering | GESTOIRS DU BUREAU DES FINANCES • 1581 • • PHLO • • RE • HISP • LV • SITA • POTITO ALEX • P • PAR • TORNA • SVB • EGIT • |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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