fjt_946333 - RENNES (ALDERMANS AND MAYORS OF...) Jacques-Jean Hévin, maire de Rennes n.d.
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Price : 150.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2024)
Price : 150.00 €
Type : Jacques-Jean Hévin, maire de Rennes
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,6 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : DE LA MAIRIE DE M. HEVIN.
Obverse description : Armes couronnées de Rennes et soutenues par deux lévriers.
Reverse
Reverse legend : HONORIFICUM MUNUS.
Reverse description : Écu couronné aux armes de Jacques-Jean Hévin et soutenu par deux lévriers.
Reverse translation : Il assurera sa fonction comme il convient.
Commentary
Manque au Feuardent ! rare jeton.
Historical background
RENNES (ALDERMANS AND MAYORS OF...)
Condate of the Redones, the city became an important crossroads under the Romans. In the 9th century, the counts of Rennes united Brittany and became dukes of Brittany. The Parliament of Brittany was established in Rennes in 1561, until the end of the Old Regime, it will show its independence. The city also receives the University of Brittany in 1735. The city had more than 210,000 inhabitants at the 1999 census.
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