Token - Louis XV French American colonies

€2.00
LocationFrance
Year1755
TypeUtility token
Composition
Weight6.52 g
Diameter29 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeSmooth
Period
Reference(s) Feu#1573
Obverse descriptionHead of Louis XV on the right, a wild animal on the shoulders, the paw visible on the right. Under the paw, the signature `fm`.
Obverse letteringLUD. XV. REX - CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAncient galley of Jason and the Argonauts, Argo, sailing on the left. It is not the golden fleece that hangs from its mast but a Castor skin, `as precious as gold` for the colonists of the time.
Reverse letteringNON VILIUS AUREO COL. FRANC. DE LAM. 1755.
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1755  - -
Catalog ID7227972730
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