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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 203508, member: 283&quot;]An example in silver of the jeton issued for the `Artillerie&#039; administration. Its theme celebrates the taking of the town of Kehl on the 9th March 1704 by the French under De Villars.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse depicts Louis August de Bourbon, Duc du Mayne and Grand Maitre de L&#039;Artillerie (as head honcho of the French Artillery Corps).</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse depicts an artillery battery in the process of bombarding the town in the distance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen this jeton in bronze (its referenced as Feuardent 1026) on a number of occasions, but this is the first one i&#039;ve actually come across in silver. It looks to have had a light gold plating at one time but it is definitely silver as opposed to silver plated base metal (as often found with some `silver&#039; jetons).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/921988.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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