Counter token - Lantern tower fire Type 3, La Rochelle

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1626
TypeUtility items/Counter tokens
CompositionCopper
Weight
Diameter26 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Reference(s) CardeLR#10 , Feu#9094a
Obverse descriptionShields of France and Navarre crowned and surrounded by the two collars of the King`s orders.
Obverse letteringLVDOVICVS · XIII · D · G · FRANCORVM · ET · NAV · REX
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA burning lighthouse at the entrance to the port of La Rochelle, extinguished by the wind.
Reverse letteringLVCERNA. IMPIORVM. EXTINGVETVR.
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND (1626)  - -
Catalog ID9540417190
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