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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 35802, member: 283&quot;]Hmm...yes AND no to that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The same `ufo&#039; design appears on different jetons at different times (and with different obverses).&nbsp; One type has the conjoined shields of France and Navarre obverse. I think the one that Ken Bresset has has a flower in the rain obverse (?). (I was going to ask if you had an image of the other side of that particular jeton but have since got a copy of the image).</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet another type has Aequitas on the obverse. Here&#039;s one of the Aequitas type from CGB&#039;s web pages (from their jetons catalogue no. XVIII). Note that the date 1656 is earlier than the 1680&#039;s claimed for the Ken Bresset one. While Ken Bresset may only know of two of the type he possesses, here indeed is proof positive that other similar types do indeed exist.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/UFOjetonCGBfr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse legend reads: Camerae Computorum Neustriae (That translates as : The `Counting House of Normandy&#039; aka Revenue Collection). It shows a scene of Aequitas (representing the administration?) receiving that which is due from the populace (?). The reverse probably depicts what the money is being used for, ie the defence budget / protection of the land.</p><p><br /></p><p>To my mind, (fried as it might be) there seems to be a common theme of defence (and taxation?) to these type of jetons. The one with the conjoined shields for example is actually part of the series of jetons `Ordinaire des Guerres&#039;. That series is quite prolific and i would therefore imagine that there should be quite a few still kicking about. </p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, for anyone after one of these jetons with the wheel / shield thing on them....as Mulder would say `they ARE out there&#039;. I think you&#039;ll need to look long and hard for them though. ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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