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Jeton touristique - Fonderie Saint Luc - Pays catalan - Le Canigou 2785m - Villefranche-de-Conflent ND
| Zamak | 12.91 g | 33.8 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | Saint Luc Foundry |
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Zamak |
| Weight | 12.91 g |
| Diameter | 33.8 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#345080 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Representation of the citadel and walled town of Villefranche de Conflent, a French commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie region. Town coat of arms at 12 o'clock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
* VILLEFRANCHE - DE - CONFLENT *
* Fonderie St-Luc *
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Diamond shield: Azure, a mullet of six points Argent, between two towers of the same, surmounted by an escutcheon (Azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or, the escutcheon edged Or and) in lozenge Or four pals Gules stamped witha crown (royal closed) Or, the waves Argent issuant from the base (; all enclosed within a bordure Argent (charged with the inscription "Villa Franca de Conflent" in capital letters Gules). https://armorialdefrance.fr/page_blason.php?ville=18131Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained by the Têt, Cady and another river. Part of the Catalan Pyrenees Regional Nature Park, the commune boasts a remarkable natural heritage: two Natura 2000 sites (the "Massif du Madres-Coronat" and the "Massif de Madres-Coronat") and three natural areas of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villefranche-de-Conflent
