


© urane
Token - Fonderie Saint Luc (Saint Pol de Léon) ND
Zamak | 12.42 g | 34.00 mm |
Location | France |
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Issuing company | Saint Luc Foundry |
Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
Composition | Zamak |
Weight | 12.42 g |
Diameter | 34.00 mm |
Thickness | 2.44 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#133741 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Saint Pol Aurelian Cathedral
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Finistère 29 Saint Pol de Léon
Fonderie Saint Luc
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Pol Aurélien, or Pol de Léon, in Latin Paulinus Aurelianus, in Breton Paol Aorelian, was a Breton saint and the first bishop of Saint-Pol-de-Léon and the Léon region in the 6th century. His feast day is March 12.He is one of the seven founding saints of mainland Brittany. Saint-Pol-de-Léon is a stopover on the medieval pilgrimage of the seven saints of mainland Brittany, now known as the "Tro Breizh" (Tour of Brittany).