Passage token for the employees of the mint of the Châlons-en-Champagne mint - Henry IV

€2.00
LocationFrance
Year1591
TypeAttendance token
CompositionSilver
Weight12.36 g
Diameter36 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Edge
Period
Reference(s) Caspar#116
Obverse descriptionBust of Henry IV to the right, laureate, cuirassed and wearing a flat collar.
Obverse letteringHENRICVS IIII D G FRANCIÆ ET NAVARRÆ REX CH
(Translation: Henry IV, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionWorkshop presenting several furnaces, six crucibles, four test cups, a clamp, a shear, a pair of pliers, a snaffle, a hammer, a bunch of keys and a battery embedded in a wooden block and the coin changer`s seat.
Reverse lettering✤ CATHALAVNENSIS ✷ FIDEI ✷ MONVMENTVM A * A * A * F * F * 1591
(Translation: Faithful monument of the Chalonais)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1591  - -
Catalog ID4887774120
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