Belgian Heritage Collectors Coin - Mechelen St. Rumbold's Cathedral

Features

Location Belgium
Type Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Year 2013
Composition Nickel silver
Weight 12.9 g
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
231298

Obverse

Behind some houses of the Grand Place, the Tower of the Saint-Rombaud cathedral, and on its right a crescent moon.
Text above.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SINT-ROMBOUTSTOREN
MECHELEN

Reverse

Map of Belgium with a B in the center, text above and below, date at bottom left.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
★ ★ BELGIAN HERITAGE ★ ★ ★
B
★ ★ 2013 COLLECTORS COIN © ★ ★ ★

Edge

Reeded

Belgian Heritage Collectors Coin - Mechelen (St. Rumbold's Cathedral) -  obverse

© PLH28

Mint

Mintmark of Mauquoy Token Company Mauquoy Token Company, Westerlo, Belgium

Comments

(fr)

Différent de National Tokens à 8 h sur le revers.

 

Le croissant de lune fait allusion à une histoire ancienne : une nuit un veilleur qui se tenait sur la tour, sonna l'alarme à l'incendie, tout le monde sorti de chez soi mais on ne trouva pas d'incendie en fait, il s'avéra que le veilleur avait aperçu des reflets de la lune et il s'était trompé. Cela valu aux habitants de Malines de recevoir le sobriquet de De maanblazers, les éteigneurs de lune/

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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