v08_1722 - FLANDERS - COUNTY OF FLANDERS - JOSEPH II Jeton de la ville d'Ypres n.d.
MONNAIES 8 (2000)
Starting price : 99.09 €
Estimate : 182.94 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 99.09 €
Estimate : 182.94 €
unsold lot
Type : Jeton de la ville d'Ypres
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 14,09 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Jeton frappé sur un flan très large et régulier. Haut relief au droit et au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : JOSEPHVS II - AVG. COM. FLAND..
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Joseph II à droite.
Obverse translation : (Joseph II, auguste, comte de Flandre).
Reverse
Reverse legend : TERRITORIUM IPRENSE..
Reverse description : Lion debout sur un écu aux armes d'Ypres, la tête à droite.
Reverse translation : (Territoire d'Ypres).
Commentary
La ville d'Ypres, prise par les Français en 1648, 1658 et 1678 fut cédée à Louis XIV suite au traité de Nimègue. Après avoir été reprise par les Impériaux, la ville tomba de nouveau aux mains des Français en 1744, pendant la guerre de Succession d'Autriche. Les Français perdirent définitivement Ypres en 1747.
The city of Ypres, captured by the French in 1648, 1658, and 1678, was ceded to Louis XIV following the Treaty of Nijmegen. After being recaptured by the Imperials, the city fell back into French hands in 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession. The French finally lost Ypres in 1747.
The city of Ypres, captured by the French in 1648, 1658, and 1678, was ceded to Louis XIV following the Treaty of Nijmegen. After being recaptured by the Imperials, the city fell back into French hands in 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession. The French finally lost Ypres in 1747.
Historical background
FLANDERS - COUNTY OF FLANDERS - JOSEPH II
(08/18/1765-02/20/1790)
Joseph II (03/13/1741-02/20/1790) was the eldest son of Marie-Thérèse of Austria and François III of Lorraine. He received the imperial crown on the death of his father in 1765 and only succeeded to the rest of the possessions on the death of his mother in 1780. Married twice, he had no children and is his brother Leopold II who succeeded him in 1790 at the start of the French Revolution. He is the brother of Marie-Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI.
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