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Token - Mayor of Nantes [44] - Pierre de la Ville de Chambardet 1773
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1773 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a heraldic shield charged with a diagonal band, supported on either side by rampant lions, surmounted by a coronet, all within an ornate cartouche. The circular legend reads PRODESSE PATRIAE MEA VOLUPTAS, with the dates 1772 and 1773 in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRODESSE PATRIAE MEA VOLUPTAS - 1772 . 1773. (Translation: To be useful to my country, such is my joy.) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicting the coat of arms of Nantes: a crowned escutcheon charged with a sailing ship on waves below a field of ermine, enclosed within an ornamental wreath of knotted rope. The circular legend surrounds the device, reading from bottom upward on both sides. |
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