Token - Prune (Abbaye de Paimpont) ND (2014) front Token - Prune (Abbaye de Paimpont) ND (2014) back
Token - Prune (Abbaye de Paimpont) ND (2014) photo
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Token - Prune Abbaye de Paimpont ND

2014 year
Steel 14.43 g 31 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing entity
Prune
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Year
2014
Composition
Steel
Weight
14.43 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
2.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#167473
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Depiction of Merlin's portrait in profile with a sword in his back and his colored shield in the foreground decorated with a triskel. Different from Prune at 4 o'clock.

Script: Latin

Lettering: . . . . . Au pays de Merlin . . . . Brocéliande

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Broceliande, also called by tautology Broceliande forest, is a mythical and enchanted forest cited in several texts, mostly related to the Arthurian legend. These texts, dating from the Middle Ages for the oldest, feature Merlin, the fairies Morgana and Viviane, as well as some knights of the round table. According to these stories, the forest of Broceliande is home to the Valley of No Return, where Morgana traps unfaithful men until she is foiled by Lancelot of the Lake, and the fountain of Barenton, reputed to make it rain. Broceliande would also be the place of Merlin's retreat, imprisonment or death. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broc%C3%A9liande