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Jeton Louis XVI - Armes de Chartres
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1775-1776 |
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| Reference(s) | Feu#8243 |
| Obverse description | Bare head of Louis XVI facing right in high relief, with hair tied in a queue with ribbon. The circular legend runs along the periphery, separated from the design by a beaded inner border and an outer reeded rim. A small engraver's mark appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The coat of arms of the city of Chartres displayed at center: a shield gules bearing three silver bezants each charged with a Bleso-Chartres medieval denier type, with a chief azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis or. The shield is surmounted by a crown and flanked by a wreath of oak branches with acorns. The circular Latin legend surrounds the entire composition within the reeded rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | SERVANTI CIVEM QUERNA CORONA DATUR (Translation: A CROWN IS GIVEN TO SERVING A CITIZEN) |
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