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Tourist token - Monnaie de Paris - Plérin - Confrérie des chevaliers de la coquille Saint-Jacques 25 years

Location France
Year 2013
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Weight 15.80 g
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Obverse description Central field features a large relief depiction of a Saint James scallop shell (coquille Saint-Jacques). Below the shell, a circular cartouche bears the inscription '25 ans' flanked by decorative scroll ornaments, with the legend 'BAIE DE SAINT BRIEUC' arching beneath. The outer border carries the circular legend 'CONFRERIE DES CHEVALIERS' at the top and 'DE LA COQUILLE ST-JACQUES' at the bottom, separated by the words 'BREIZH' and 'BRETAGNE' at the sides, all within a beaded inner border.
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Reverse description The reverse features the standard Monnaie de Paris tourist token design. The central raised disc bears a detailed depiction of the façade of the Monnaie de Paris building above the bold legend 'MONNAIE DE PARIS', with the date '2013' in the lower field. Surrounding this central disc is a ring of stars, and the outer border carries the word 'FRANCE' at the top and the name of France rendered in multiple languages and scripts around the periphery, including Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, and others.
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