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Jeton - Prévôt des marchands de Paris - Henri de Fourcy
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1689 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the crowned coat of arms of Henri de Fourcy (Île-de-France), depicting an eagle with lowered wings on an azure field, with a chief bearing three roundels, supported on either side by dogs. A circular Latin legend surrounds the shield referencing his office as Prévôt des Marchands de Paris. |
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| Obverse lettering | DE. LA. 3E. PREVOSTE. DE. ME. LE. PT. DE. FOVRCY. |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dexter arm issuing from a cloud and brandishing a thunderbolt above a fortified city skyline, symbolizing royal authority entrusted to one. The circular Latin legend reads VNI. CREDIDIT. ARMA, with the date 1689 in the exergue. |
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