Token - États de Bourgogne (Maire de Dijon Bénigne Boulier; 1er type) 1665 front Token - États de Bourgogne (Maire de Dijon Bénigne Boulier; 1er type) 1665 back
Token - États de Bourgogne (Maire de Dijon Bénigne Boulier; 1er type) 1665 photo
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Token - États de Bourgogne Maire de Dijon Bénigne Boulier; 1er type

1665 year
Copper - 27 mm
Description
Location
France
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1665
Composition
Copper
Diameter
27 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#146265
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Arms of Dijon in a laurel wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering: BENIG • BOVLIER • CON • DV • ROY • VIC • MAI • DE • DIION

Comment

Bénigne Boulier, lawyer, was elected mayor of Dijon on June 21, 1665. He had already been appointed to the magistracy at the death of his father-in-law Jacques de Frasans. He bears azure with a golden face accompanied by three cinquefoils. The legend on the reverse is taken from the Fastes of Ovid.