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Token - Provost of the Merchants of Paris - Michel-Étienne Turgot
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1731 |
| Type | Utility token |
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| Obverse description | Central device of a crowned heraldic shield bearing the Turgot arms (lozengy field), supported on either side by two figures, within a circular Latin legend referencing the Prévôté du Palais and Michel-Étienne Turgot. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown. |
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| Reverse description | Central crowned heraldic shield bearing the arms of the City of Paris: a chief of fleurs-de-lis and a base depicting a sailing ship (the Nef de Paris) on waves, all within an elaborate baroque cartouche of foliate scrollwork. The legend below reads LA VILLE DE PARIS. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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