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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 186054, member: 283&quot;]Here&#039;s another rare french jeton dated 1579, this time it was struck for Mary Queen of Scots during the time of her incarceration (1568 till her execution in 1587) at the hands of her sister, Queen Elizabeth I of England.</p><p><br /></p><p>An inventory of her goods made in 1586 included &quot;Bourses de veloux vert, garnyes de jetons d&#039;argent aux armes de sa majeste&quot; (&quot;Purses of green velour garnished with silver jetons bearing Her Majesty&#039;s arms&quot;). The silver jetons described were most likely of the type in the attached image.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse shows crowned joint shields of France and Scotland. Legend reads : MARIA. D. G. SCOTOR. REGINA. FRAN. DOI</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse shows a vine with one healthy (left) and one withered (right) branch being watered from heaven. Presumably this signifies her reign being stifled by her incarceration. Legend reads: MEA SIC MIHI PROSUNT</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/919570.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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