Ian collection
silver octagonal jeton de presence struck for the Police and Gendarmerie of France. Both obverse and reverse designs were first used in 1720 for copper and silver jetons (round),and many variantsexist. The octagonal jeton however is scarcer and ( I believe) first struck during the reign of Louis XVI
silver octagonal jeton de presence struck for the Police and Gendarmerie of France. Both obverse and reverse designs were first used in 1720 for copper and silver jetons (round),and many variantsexist. The octagonal jeton however is scarcer and ( I believe) first struck during the reign of Louis XVI
Europe
France
1780