© CGB
© CGB
ILE DE FRANCE - VILLES et NOBLESSE Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux de Maurepas
1733 year| Silver | - | 29 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| King | Louis XV (1715-1774) |
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Year | 1733 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#347167 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Dioscuri on horseback right, spear in hand.
Lettering: ALMAE SIGNA QUIETIS - OFFICIERS DU GUET - 1733.
Edge
Reeded
Comment
An extremely rare token. The Feuardent collection's two watch officers' tokens, in copper and B condition, realized 115 francs in his sale!Corre classifies our character in the Ile de France, but his coat of arms originated in Brittany. Minister of the Navy, he published his memoirs in 1792 under the title Mémoires du comte de Maurepas, ministre de la marine, by Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux Maurepas held the position of Minister of the Navy from August 16, 1723 to April 23, 1749. He was a great minister of Louis XV, and a declared enemy of the King's mistresses and expenses.
