Token - Prune (Nancy - Porte de la Craffe) ND
| Steel | 13.51 g | 31 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Prune |
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Steel |
| Weight | 13.51 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#232619 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Coat of arms of the city of Nancy. Different from Prune at 6 o'clock.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
. Nancy .
. Lorraine .
. France .
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The Porte de la Craffe is an imposing vestige of Nancy's medieval fortifications, erected in the 14th century to the north of the old town. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porte_de_la_Craffe(1575) Argent, a thistle purpure slipped and leaved vert; on a chief the arms of Lorraine full [per fess one, per pale three: I fess Argent and Gules of eight, II Azure semé of fleurs-de-lis Or broken in chief of a label Gules, III Argent a cross potent OrOr between four crosses Gules, IV Or four pals Gules, V Azure semé of fleurs-de-lis Or, edged Gules, VI Azure a lion contourné Gulesazure a lion contourné Or tail forked, armed, langued and crowned Gules, in VII Or a lion Sable, armed and langued Gules, in VIII Azure semé of crosslet crosslet fitchée Or, two bars adossé of the same brochants, on the whole Or a bend Gules charged with three alérions Argent].https://armorialdefrance.fr/page_blason.php?ville=5215
