Collège de Pharmacie

Description

Date 1778
Metal silver
Shape round
Weight 9.8 g
Dimensions  28 mm
Marks none
Medallist Unknown
Rarity common

Obverse : ET VIGIL ET PRUDENS

Reverse : IN HIS TRIBUS VERSANTUR / COLLEGE DE PHARMACIE 1778

In 1777,  Louis XVI created a specific corporation for the pharmacists, the Collège de Pharmacie.

The Collège de Pharmacie instructed the emission of attendance fee tokens in 1778. 5200 specimens were initially struck.

This token was subsequently struck for many years after 1778.