Maximus - Non Plus Ultra

Maximus - Non Plus Ultra - obverseMaximus - Non Plus Ultra - reverse

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Features

Location France
King Charles X (1824-1830)
Type Trade tokens › Business token
Year 1827
Composition Copper
Weight 2.3 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
29200
References Batty# 2358
David Thornbory Batty; 1868. Batty's Catalogue of the Copper Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, British Isles and Colonies / Volume 1. John forsyth, Manchester, United Kingdom.
And 3 more volumes.

Obverse

Lettering divided by a Charles X laureate head, left. A pentagonal star below. Toothed border

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAXI MUS

Reverse

A plain shield in centre. Lettering around, a pentagonal star below. Toothed border

Script: Latin

Lettering: NON · PLUS · ULTRA *

Translation: The greatest, none surpass

Edge

Smooth

Comments

In 1827 there appeared at Lille a copper coin - value of 1 liard (1 duit) - strange and new. With that money spread the rumour that it had been struck by one of our (Liege, Belgium) metal merchants. People claimed that the effigy was the Duke of Reischtadt (Napoleon II son of Napoleon Bonaparte), and there was political propaganda involved. The truth was that a merchant of Liege had sold to Mr. M*** for 4,000 francs of the lion 320.000 Maximus tokens/coins, which were circulated among all the small foreign coins then in use. In Lille the alleged currency took over, and despite its Belgian origin, we felt able to include it in our "Coinage of Lille"......"It is claimed that Hazebrouck (another town close to Lille) has also promoted the visit of a liege merchant, who would supply similar coinage to a boilermaker.
 The shield on the reverse matches the outline of the shield of Lille on Charles X's coinage.

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ND (1827)  320 000 $ 5.40 $ 5.40

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