"Purse Tokens To The Arms Of Burgundy With Its 20 Silver Tokens"
This coin purse bears the arms of Burgundy under the old regime. In view of the 20 silver tokens kept inside, we can assume that this purse belonged to Philibert-Hughes Guéneau d'Aumont, squire, king's adviser, deputy of the third estate, mayor and lieutenant general of police of Semur-en -Auxois. Each silver token is also stamped with the arms of Burgundy. The set is religiously preserved in a wooden box with a leather core from the 18th century. The green velvet purse is embroidered with fleur-de-lys in silver thread. It should be noted that there are accidents on the velvet part. The closing ribbon is posterior. Diameter of the base of the purse: 12.5 cm Diameter of each silver token: 3 cm Dimensions of the box: 15.5 cm x 9 cm x 7 cm