Royalist France - 1814

Unattributed Jeton

Obverse -	Bust of Louis XVIII, facing left
Legend,	LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE
Mintmark -	L

Reverse -	A woman stands holding what appears to be a balance and a sword. She rests her hand on a temple or an altar. There are three fleur-di-lys at the base of the altar.
Legend,	FÜR DIE GERECHT SACHE
Exergue -	IETTON

Size, 24 mm.

An interesting jeton of apparently the First Restoration period.

Bramsen has a reference that appears to have the same reverse. The obverse of Bramsen 1541 is of Alexander I of Russia and the reverse is described as:

Rev:	FÜR DIE GERECHT SACHE. La Justice debout dépose une couronne sur une pyramide.
Exergue:	IETTON (!)
Jeton, 24 mm. - Inédite; collection de l'Ermitage N^o 6625.

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