© CGB
© CGB
Louis XIV - Prise de Condé - sur - l’Escaut ND
| Copper | 5 g | 25.5 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Years | 1695-1699 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 25.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#89773 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Three urns from which flow the waters of the rivers that pass through Condé (the Escaut, the Haine, the Hoeneau). The middle one supports a caduceus, a laurel branch and a palm.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VICTORIS. .CLEMENTIA. .
Edge
Plain
Comment
VALENCIENNES - CONDÉ SUR L'ESCAUTIn 1676, Louis XIV seized Condé (the siege was led by Vauban), which became definitively French in 1678 under the Treaty of Nijmegen. Vauban and then du Buat improved the fortifications of the old stronghold, but this did not prevent François de Saxe-Cobourg's Austrian troops from occupying the town after a 92-day blockade (July 10, 1793). Cleared of the Austrians on September 3, 1794, it fell into the hands of the "Coalisés" when Napoleon fell (1815): they left only three years later, in 1818.
