Token - Prune (Bretagne - Château de Josselin) ND front Token - Prune (Bretagne - Château de Josselin) ND back
Token - Prune (Bretagne - Château de Josselin) ND photo
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Token - Prune (Bretagne - Château de Josselin) ND

 
Steel 14.43 g 31 mm
Description
Location
France
Issuing entity
Prune
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Composition
Steel
Weight
14.43 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#157129
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Text in the periphery separated by two triskels, a Celtic symbol. In the center, representation of the colored coat of arms of the city of Josselin. At 6 o'clock, representation of the different Prune.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JOSSELIN BZH JOSSELIN
MORBIHAN BRETAGNE

Edge

Reeded

Comment

It is one of the points of the Rohan triangle (three large fortresses: La Chèze, Josselin and Pontivy), which has the village of Rohan at its center, the nominal fief of the House of Rohan, whose castle has been abandoned in favor of the other three. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Josselin

Per pale: 1st Gules, a lion Argent crowned Or; 2nd Gules, a castle of three towers Or, openwork Sable, and a franc-canton Ermine. https://armorialdefrance.fr/page_blason.php?ville=4624