Château de Joux - Toussaint Louverture 1743-1803

Features

Location	France
Type	Souvenir medallions
Year	2024
Composition	Nordic gold
Weight	15.8 g
Diameter	34 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 569590
References	JTC# FR25-1185 Jean Imhof, François Blanchet; 2015. Cotation des jetons touristiques. Éditions de la Monnaie, La Mothe-Achard, France.

Obverse

Toussaint Louverture, as a rider on his horse with a sword. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE •
1743-1803
• CHATEAU DE JOUX •

Reverse

Stylized map of France with the Monnaie de Paris logo in a circle. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MADE IN FRANCE • FRAPPÉ EN FRANCE
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
• 2024 •

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Comments

Toussaint Louverture was a former slave born in 1743 on a plantation on the island of Saint-Domingue (Haiti). He led the slave revolt against the white colonists in 1791, supported by the Spanish. He set the richest of the French colonies on fire. Three years later, the French Republic abolished slavery, and Toussaint rallied to its cause, becoming the first black general in the French army. His military success and political acumen enabled him to become the undisputed governor of the colony of Saint-Domingue, from which he had previously expelled the Spanish.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Toussaint Louverture est un ancien esclave né en 1743 dans une plantation de l'île de Saint-Domingue (Haïti), Il prit la tête de la révolte des esclaves contre les colons blancs en 1791, soutenu par les espagnols. Il mit la plus riche des colonies françaises à feu et à sang. Trois ans plus tard, la République Française abolit l'esclavage et Toussaint se rallia à elle, devenant par la même occasion le premier général noir de l'armée française. Ses succès militaires et son sens politique lui permirent ensuite de devenir le gouverneur incontesté de la colonie de Saint-Domingue, dont il avait préalablement chassé les espagnols.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2024

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