 | | France, Token, Société des Imprimeurs de Lyon, 1840, Silver, MS(60-62) | | | Accosted busts of Gutenberg and Senefelder to the right., Caption in 6 lines., Token commissioned and distributed by the Société des Imprimeurs de Lyon in 1840, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. These silver tokens are rare. Red spots (wax?) and a few scratches in front of the portraits., I. GUTENBERG. / A. SENEFELDER. / PENIN F. LVGD., SOCIETE / DES IMPRIMEURS / DE LYON // MDCCCXXXX / IIII ANNIV. SECUL. / DE L'INV. DE L'IMPR. | | FEATURES |
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| COUNTRY | France |
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| DENOMINATION | Token |
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| YEAR | 1840 |
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| COMPOSITION | Silver |
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| DIAMETER | 33.4 |
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| COIN DEFECT | several scratches |
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| HALLMARK | stamped ARGENT |
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| WEIGHT (G) | 15.46 |
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| - Conformity
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