Jeton touristique - La Monnaie du Patrimoine - Vendée - 85 ND
| Iron | 16.00 g | 34.00 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | La Monnaie du Patrimoine |
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Iron |
| Weight | 16.00 g |
| Diameter | 34.00 mm |
| Thickness | 2.60 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#303624 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 92% |
Reverse
Peripheral text separated by anchors
Center: Colorized representation of a compass rose. Different from La Monnaie du Patrimoine at 6 o'clock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
• • ⚓ • • VENDEE • •⚓ • • • MP •
85
MP
Edge
Reeded
Comment
A compass rose is a figure showing the cardinal points: north, south, east, west and intermediate directions, up to 32 directions. In fact, the original roses did not indicate four directions, but eight winds.Today, wind roses are often marked W instead of O, for West. The same was true in the past, when east could be indicated by the letter L (for Italian levante, levant) and north by the letter T (for Italian tramontana, tramontane), or by a fleur-de-lys.
Medieval compass roses sometimes had east at the top, to indicate that Jerusalem (east from the European point of view) was superior to everything else.
