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Double Tournois - Frédéric-Maurice 12th type
| Issuer | Sedan, Principality of |
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| Year | 1633 |
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| Currency | Livre |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Frédéric-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne facing right, set within a beaded inner circle. The legend commences at approximately 8 o'clock and runs clockwise around the effigy. The portrait is rendered in a relatively crude style typical of provincial copper coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | F.MAVRICE.DE.LATOVR.P.S.D.S. (Translation: Frédéric-Maurice of La Tour, Prince Sovereign of Sedan.) |
| Reverse description | A large tower surmounted by a fleur-de-lis occupies the upper portion of the field, itself set upon a ground of fleurs-de-lis, referencing the heraldic arms of the Principality of Sedan. The legend begins at 12 o'clock and encircles the central device within a beaded inner circle. The date 1633 is incorporated into the legend. |
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