Description
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The origin and the use of this token are uncertain. The reverse is similar to the tokens attributed to the Communauté des Apothicaires. Although dated 1630, this token was certainly struck shortly after this date, since it uses the faces of two previously known tokens. Obverse : Experientia fecit artem [the practice makes the know-how] / 1630 Reverse : Lances et pondera servant Photo: Cabinet des Monnaies et Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale de France |