Token - Courtiers Assermentés Marseille

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1880-1907
TypeAttendance token
CompositionSilver (.950)
Weight19 g
Diameter33 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
ShapeOctagonal (8-sided)
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with Inscription
Period
Reference(s) Gailhouste#469
Obverse descriptionNaked young Mercury, in front, leaning against a jas anchor, in front of the entrance to the port of Marseille
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionTraditional coat of arms of the city of Marseille, where the bull is replaced by a cornucopia and the lion by a hypocampus holding a trident
Reverse letteringMASSILIA CIVITAS COURTIERS ASSERMENTES MARSEILLE
Reverse script
Mint
MintageND (1880-1907)  - (fr) Poinçon Corne -
ND (1907)  - (fr) Poinçon Corne 1 -
Catalog ID1285175040
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