Jeton touristique - Prune - Menton - French Riviera ND

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Town coat of arms. Different from Prune at 2 o'clock.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Menton
° Côte d'Azur ° France °

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(1950) Parti: 1st azure Saint Michael the Archangel dexter arm raised holding a sword, point downward, sinister holding a balance, striking down the devil armed with his pitchfork, all Or; 2nd argent a lemon tree proper fructed Or between two mounts vert, all above a sea azure issuant from the base and the comble Argent charged with three mullets argent and a franc-canton argent charged with three mullets argent.Or set between two mounts Vert, all set on a sea Azure issuant from the base and on a comble Azure charged with three mullets Argent and on a sinister franc-canton Gules charged with the capital letter F Or. https://armorialdefrance.fr/page_blason.php?ville=2247

The Lemon Festival is a traditional festive event organized by the Menton Tourist Office and held every year at the end of winter in the town of Menton (in south-eastern France). The festival is also known as Carnaval de Menton. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_du_Citron