Token - Mayor of Nantes [44] - Mathurin Bellabre 1748 front Token - Mayor of Nantes [44] - Mathurin Bellabre 1748 back
Token - Mayor of Nantes [44] - Mathurin Bellabre 1748 photo
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Token - Mayor of Nantes [44] - Mathurin Bellabre

1748 year
Silver 7.06 g 28 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type
Utility items › Counter tokens
Year
1748
Composition
Silver
Weight
7.06 g
Diameter
28 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#324642
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Crowned shield bearing the arms of Mathurin Bellabre and supported by two Amerindians armed with clubs, DV signature.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROTEGIT ET PASCIT.
1748

Edge

Milled

Comment

Law with Amerindians is also found in Dijon between 1733 and 1748 for Jean-Pierre Burteur. Mathurin Bellabre was the eightieth Mayor of Nantes between 1748 and 1754. He was a King's Councillor, Seneschal and President of the Presidial Court of Nantes, colonel of the militia and son of Mathurin, Esquire, Councillor and Secretary to the King, House and Crown of France. His arms bear Or, a palm tree Vert on a terrace Vert.