© Quiquengrogne
© Quiquengrogne
Token - States of Burgundy Mayor of Dijon Jean-Pierre Burteur
| Copper | 8.5 g | 30 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1742-1748 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#131198 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Oval arms of the city of Dijon (gules, on a chief per pale: first azure semé de fleurs de lys or and a bordure compony argent and gules, second banded or and azure of six pieces and a bordure gules), crowned, within a laurel wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering: JEAN Pre. BURTEUR CONer. AU PARLEMt. VIC. MAY. DE DIJON
Comment
This Latin legend is inspired by a line from Horace(Epistle to the Pisons, v. 412: "qui studet optatam cursu contingere metam").Jean-Pierre Burteur was elected on April 9, 1731, and remained in office until his death on May 25, 1750, a period of nineteen consecutive years.
