Jeton TOURAINE - NOBLESSE ET VILLES Michel Banchereau 1771 front Jeton TOURAINE - NOBLESSE ET VILLES Michel Banchereau 1771 back
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Jeton TOURAINE - NOBLESSE ET VILLES Michel Banchereau

1771 year
Silver 10.13 g 29.5 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type
Utility items › Counter tokens
Year
1771
Composition
Silver
Weight
10.13 g
Diameter
29.5 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#401755
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Oval shield with the Tours coat of arms in a cartouche surmounted by a royal crown.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAIRIE DE MONSIEUR BANCHEREAU 1771.

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Michel Banchereau was mayor of Tours from 1771 to 1780. He bore Or, on a gules bar between two vert snags, one in chief and the other in base.