Communion token - Collégiale Saint-Paul, 1 patard ND front Communion token - Collégiale Saint-Paul, 1 patard ND back
Communion token - Collégiale Saint-Paul, 1 patard ND photo
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Communion token - Collégiale Saint-Paul, 1 patard ND

 
Bronze 3.6 g 23.7 mm
Description
Location
Prince-bishopric of Liege (Belgian States)
Type
Spiritual tokens › Religious tokens
Value
1 Patard (Stuiver) (1⁄20)
Currency
Florin Brabant-Liege (1650-1795)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
3.6 g
Diameter
23.7 mm
Thickness
1.35 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#336352
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

The letters S and P separated by a sword

Script: Latin

Lettering: SP

Edge

Plain

Comment

Méreau for bread from the 18th-century Collégiale Saint-Paul in Liège. For the record, the Collégiale Saint-Paul was promoted to Cathédrale Saint Paul after the French revolutionaries destroyed the Cathédrale Saint Lambert, which adjoined the Palais des Princes-Evêques...

Here's what you'll find on the numisbids.com website:
PAYS-BAS MERIDIONAUX, Liège, Chapitre de Saint-Paul, Cu méreau, s.d. Méreau for bread. D/ In the field, value I-/-P-. R/ S-P on either side of a sword. Renesse 75, 2 var.; Dengis Me.07-03. 24mm 3.69g.