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Token - Mayor of Nantes [44] - Bertrand
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1786 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | Coat of arms of the Bertrand family in high relief, depicting a shield charged with a tree and a recumbent stag on a hatched ground, surmounted by a star and three escallops, topped by a coronet. The shield is supported on either side by a rearing unicorn, all set on a foliate base. The border is reeded. |
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| Reverse description | The oval arms of Nantes, depicting a three-masted sailing ship at sea beneath a chief semy of ermine, surmounted by a mural crown, and flanked by scrolling foliate garlands. The circular legend reads around the field, with the date 1786 in the lower exergue. The border is reeded. |
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| Reverse lettering | PORTUS. PATET. NON. VADA. TIMENDA 1786. (Translation: The port is open and its waters are not to be feared.) |
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