Hungary
Token - S. Georgius Equitum Patronus / In Tempestate Securitas ND front Token - S. Georgius Equitum Patronus / In Tempestate Securitas ND back
Token - S. Georgius Equitum Patronus / In Tempestate Securitas ND photo
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Token - S. Georgius Equitum Patronus / In Tempestate Securitas ND front Token - S. Georgius Equitum Patronus / In Tempestate Securitas ND back
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Token - S. Georgius Equitum Patronus / In Tempestate Securitas ND

 
Brass 9.2 g 33.0 mm
Description
Location
 Hungary
Type
 › Tokens
Composition
 Brass
Weight
 9.2 g
Diameter
 33.0 mm
Shape
 Round
Orientation
 Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
 2024-11-13
References
Numista
 N#116458
Rarity index
 91%

Reverse

One-masted ship (galley) sailing in rough sea.

Lettering: IN TEMPESTATE SECURITAS

Translation: Safety in the storm

Edge

Plain

Comment

These tokens were used especially by sailors as luck charms against sea accidents. The design copies medallions produced in Kremnitz Hungary from around 1600 to the late 1800s

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