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Provence jeton 1775 Marseille

Réf numismeo : 42928
Référence : Feuardent.11427
Personnage : Louis XVI (1774/1792) Voir sur wikipédia

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Weight

17,03

Metal

Diameter

34

Conservation

Année de frappe

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Octagonal silver token of Louis XVI, struck for the Marseille Council of Public Health in 1775. The port of Marseille on the reverse. Signed N.GAT. under the bust

The lazaret was a place where individuals returning from countries affected by contagious diseases were isolated to prevent them from infecting healthy inhabitants, serving as a kind of quarantine center.

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