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Counter token - Lantern tower fire Type 3, La Rochelle
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1626 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the conjoined shields of France (fleurs-de-lis) and Navarre (chains) surmounted by a royal crown, surrounded by the collars of the Orders of Saint Michael and the Holy Spirit. The circular Latin legend names Louis XIII as King of France and Navarre. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts the fortified lighthouse tower at the entrance to the port of La Rochelle rising from waves, with flames being extinguished at its summit, flanked by additional towers of the port fortifications. The circular Latin legend, beginning with a cross, reads from the Book of Proverbs referencing the lamp of the wicked being put out. |
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