Token - Fonderie Saint Luc (La Rochelle - Fort Boyard)
Issuer France
Type Souvenir medallions
Obverse
The Saint-Nicolas Tower on the right and on the left the Tour de la Chaine at the entrance of the old harbor of La Rochelle, French commune of the department of Charente-Maritime, region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Coat of arms of the city at 12 o'clock.
Lettering: * CHARENTE MARITIME * 17 * LA ROCHELLE * Fonderie Saint Luc
Reverse
Representation of Fort Boyard on its sandbar in the middle of the sea.
Lettering: * CHARENTE MARITIME * 17 * FORT BOYARD * Fonderie Saint Luc
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
* CHARENTE MARITIME * 17 * LA ROCHELLE * Fonderie Saint Luc
Reverse Lettering
* CHARENTE MARITIME * 17 * FORT BOYARD * Fonderie Saint Luc
Comments
Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, off the Pertuis d'Antioche, and protected from storms by the "barrier" of the islands of Ré, Oléron and Aix, the town is above all a first-rate port complex, and has been so since the 12th century. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rochelle
Fort Boyard is a fortification located on a shoal originally formed by a sandbank, called the "Longe de Boyard", which is exposed at low tide and lies between the islands of Aix to the northeast and Oléron to the southwest, with Île Madame to the southeast and Île de Ré to the north, belonging to the Charente archipelago. La Longe de Boyard is included in the land register of the commune of Île-d'Aix, in the Charente-Maritime department. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Boyard_(monument)
(1696) Gules, a ship Or dressed Argent, sailing on a sea Vert; on a chief Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or. https://armorialdefrance.fr/page_blason.php?ville=3458
