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Counter token - Cours des monnaies de Paris
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1767 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The central device depicts an adjusters' worktable with a suspended balance scale in high relief, flanked by wicker baskets filled with coins and scattered coins across the table surface, alongside adjustment tools including a file and a key-shaped instrument. The upper legend reads DANT PONDUS, and the lower exergue reads AJUSTEURS DE LA MONNOYE DE PARIS 1767. The engraver's signature C·n·R· filius appears in the lower left field, with the initials N·F· to the right. |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts a large screw-press coining machine in relief, with its long horizontal lever arms extending across the field, set upon a masonry base with an arched opening. Coin baskets and scattered planchets are visible at the base, along with adjustment tools to the right. The upper legend reads DANT PRETIUM, and the lower exergue reads MONNOVEURS DE LA MONNOYE DE PARIS 1767, with the initials P·B· in the left field. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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