© CGB
© CGB
Token - Jean Rogier, maire de Tours
1610 year| Brass | 5.8 g | 27 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1610 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 5.8 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#41034 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Shield bearing the arms of the city of Tours with three silver towers masoned sable, on an azure chief charged with three golden fleurs-de-lis, within a crown consisting of two palms linked by ribbons.
Legend ⸭-SPEI*GALL*FIDVCIA- with initial quatrefoil and punctuation by rosettes.
Translation of the motto: Confidence in the hope of Gaul.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ⸭•SPEI*GALL*FIDVCIA•
Edge
Plain
Comment
Jehan Rogier was Seigneur de Bouchillon, King's Counselor, Judge and Private Lieutenant at the Bailliage of Touraine and the Presidential Seat of Tours, and Mayor of Tours from November 1608 to October 1610. His coat of arms bears azure, three golden roses two and one, and a silver crescent in heart.His family originated from Poitiers. His granddaughter Louise bore Gaston d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIII, a natural son known as Louis d'Orléans, comte de Chamy, born in Tours in 1638, who died in Spain after being legitimized.
