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Description: | jeton, French, 1628 Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obv.Inscr. "ARMAND.IEHAN.DVPLESSIS.CARDINAL.DE.RICHELIEV". Richelieu arms, superimposed on anchor with cardinal's hat above. Rev. "*PARTES.NE.IVNGERET.OBSTAT*" "1628". Port of La Rochelle with a chain across the entrance; before it a mole with a passage through the middle; one of the jetties cuts a sea serpent on half.
Inscription. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obv.Inscr. "ARMAND.IEHAN.DVPLESSIS.CARDINAL.DE.RICHELIEV". Richelieu arms, superimposed on anchor with cardinal's hat above. Rev. "*PARTES.NE.IVNGERET.OBSTAT*" "1628". Port of La Rochelle with a chain across the entrance; before it a mole with a passage through the middle; one of the jetties cuts a sea serpent on half. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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