Jeton - Marchands de Vin

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1691
TypeUtility token
CompositionCopper
Weight5.05 g
Diameter27 mm
Thickness0.5 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Feu#5397
Obverse descriptionSaint Nicolas standing from the front, half-length, blessing three children in Salting tub
Obverse letteringCONFRAIRIE · DES · MARCHANS · DE · VIN · 1691 RR
(Translation: MARCHANS DE VIN = WINE DEALER or TAVERNER)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionVessel from left, above the Holy Spirit in the midst of vine branches. Note: VNSE has Z backward and should be VNZE
Reverse letteringMIL · SIX · CENS · QVATRE · VINGT · VNSE · CDB
(Translation: Thousand six hundred four twenty eleven = 1,000 + 600 + 80 + 11 = 1691)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1691  - -
Catalog ID6072007750
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