fjt_906740 - TOURAINE - GENTRY AND TOWNS Jeton Lt 27, Claude Cotereau, maire de Tours 1590 et 1591
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Type : Jeton Lt 27, Claude Cotereau, maire de Tours
Date: 1590 et 1591
Metal : brass
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,12 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CL. COTEREAU. TR. G. D. F. MAIRE. DE. TOURS. 1590. 1591.
Obverse description : Un labyrinthe surmonté d'une étoile accostée des mots TE DUCE.
Obverse translation : C'est toi qui nous guide.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SPEI. GALL. FIDVCIA.
Reverse description : Armes de Tours entourées de deux palmes.
Reverse translation : La confiance dans l'espoir de la Gaule.
Historical background
TOURAINE - GENTRY AND TOWNS
Region of the Turones Celts, Touraine has as main city Turones or Caesarodunum (Tours) under the Romans, of which it is the capital of Lyonnaise IIIe. After the Battle of Vouillé in 507, it passed to the Franks. It became county in the 10th century and the stake of a rivalry between the houses of Anjou and Blois. It was confiscated in 1203 from Jean sans Terre. It became the prerogative of many princes and ended up being attached to the Crown on the death of François d'Alençon in 1584. The city of Tours was one of the favorite residences of Charles VII and Louis XI. In 1870, it hosted the delegation of the National Defense government before being taken by the Bavarians in 1871..
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