fnc_242633 - PRISON SAINT LAZARE 1 Franc Paris
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 25.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 25.00 €
Type : 1 Franc
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Paris
Metal : nickel-zinc
Diameter : 21,40 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,17 g.
Puncheon : Triangle
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : PRISON / . ST LAZARE ..
Reverse
Reverse description : Au centre, dans un grènetis : 1 F/.. Sous la valeur faciale, un poinçon triangulaire. Autour de la valeur faciale, trois contre marques “B”..
Commentary
Il existe deux séries de jetons, qui se différencient par leur graphisme : il s’agit ici de la première. La plupart des monnaies de nécessité de la Prison Saint Lazare est contremarqué de un, deux ou trois B, le plus souvent au revers et rarement à l’avers.
There are two series of tokens, which differ in their design: this is the first. Most of the emergency coins from the Saint Lazare Prison are countermarked with one, two or three Bs, most often on the reverse and rarely on the obverse.
There are two series of tokens, which differ in their design: this is the first. Most of the emergency coins from the Saint Lazare Prison are countermarked with one, two or three Bs, most often on the reverse and rarely on the obverse.
Historical background
SAINT-LAZARE JAIL
Located at 107 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, Saint-Lazare prison was a prison for women. Mata Hari, among others, stayed there. See the full article on the Prison Saint-Lazare on: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Saint-Lazare.
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