| Obverse - | Bust of Louis XVIII, right. |
| Legend, | LOUIS XVIII ROI DES FRANCE |
| Exergue, | In script, Brenet |
| Reverse - | A ship in harbor is being loaded. |
| Legend, | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BAYONNE |
| Exergue, | VIGENT FIDE below line BRENET |
| Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne (Brenet) | |||||||||||||
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| Silver. 30 mm. | |||||||||||||
| The dealer I purchased this from identified it as circa 1814. I question that date for a couple of reasons, the main one being that Louis is called the King of France. In 1814, when his hold on his throne was less certain the legends said King of the French. This may be a subtle distinction to us today but in the politics of the day it was a critical one. I would guess 1817-1818 but do not have any hard evidence to back this up besides the legend. |
| If you click on the reverse you will see that there is some sloppy work on the part of the engraver around the "V" in VIGENT. The reverse appears to have been recycled from an earlier effort by Brenet for the Chamber in 1812, Bramsen #1197: |
| Rev: CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BAYONNE. Un vaisseau à trois mâts en chargement; sur le quai, des ballots et des ouvriers. Exergue: VIGENT FIDE |