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Token - Évêché de Clermont - Joachim-Joseph d'Estaing-Saillant

Location France
Year 1619
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description Central shield bearing three fleurs-de-lys in azur with a chief of the same, surmounted by a mitre and a crozier, representing the arms of Joachim d'Estaing, Bishop of Clermont. The legend encircles the shield within a beaded border.
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Reverse description A pelican in her piety, depicted with wings outstretched feeding her young in a nest, the classical symbol of episcopal charity and self-sacrifice. The legend encircles the central device within a beaded border, with the date in the exergue below a horizontal line.
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