© Quiquengrogne
© Quiquengrogne
Token - États de Bourgogne Maire de Dijon Nicolas-Claude Rousselot
| Silver | - | 29.5 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1763-1766 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Diameter | 29.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#143111 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Oval arms of the city of Dijon, crowned, in a laurel wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering: N. CL. ROUSSELOT CONer. Me. DES COMPTES VIC. MAY. DE DIJON 1766.
Edge
Milled
Comment
Token struck in 1763 and then in 1766; in the date 1766, the last 6 is regraved on a 3 (6 on 3).Nicolas-Claude Rousselot, master advisor at the Chambre des comptes, was appointed mayor of Dijon on June 7, 1763. He bore azure with a golden face charged with a rose and accompanied in chief by a sun and in point by a sheep grazing. He then became chief secretary of the States of Burgundy and died in 1770.
