fwo_747667 - SIEGE OF LANDAU - COUNT OF MELAC 1/2 livre 1 sol 1702 Landau
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Price : 680.00 €
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Price : 680.00 €
Type : 1/2 livre 1 sol
Date: 1702
Mint name / Town : Landau
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Weight : 5,26 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Trou à 12 heures
Obverse
Obverse legend : PRO CAES: & IMP / BEL: LANDAU 1/2 FL:2X.
Obverse description : Les armes du gouverneur de Mélac.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LISSE.
Commentary
Monnaie obsidionale réalisée à partir de la découpe de vaisselle d’argent. Les lis placés en périphérie étaient destinés à éviter les rognages sur ces monnaies irrégulières.
Obsidial coinage made from cut silver dishes. The lilies placed on the periphery were intended to prevent trimming on these irregular coins.
Obsidial coinage made from cut silver dishes. The lilies placed on the periphery were intended to prevent trimming on these irregular coins.
Historical background
SIEGE OF LANDAU - COUNT OF MELAC
1702
From June 16 to September 12, 1702 the army of the Holy Roman Empire led by Louis de Bade, margrave of Bade-Bade, besieged the fortress town of Landau, belonging to the kingdom of France. The French defenders led by the Comte de Mélac, governor of the place, resisted vigorously, but were forced to surrender after a siege of three months..
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