Token - Hvar

Token - Hvar - obverseToken - Hvar - reverse

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Features

Location Croatia
Type Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Composition Brass
Weight 7.2 g
Diameter 23.4 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Hammered
Number
N#
149671

Obverse

Depiction of an Arsenal, founded in 1612. The building is stationed in the city's center/main square and was used as repair workshop for galleys and as warehouse. The interior above Arsenal became the first civic theater in Europe.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ANNO SECVNDO FACIS MDCXII
HVAR

Reverse

Depiction of a dragon or a beast. The beast is/was a figure on a bow of a galley and is today a symbol of the festival in the city of Hvar.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ZVIR

Edge

Plain

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