Louis XVI silver "Military Support" Franco-American Jeton 1777-Dated AU Details (Cleaned) NGC, Br-Unl., Betts-558, Feuardent-903, Lec-205h. Reeded edge. Medal alignment. A rare jeton, which Betts believed was issued by the French War Department to declare that France was preparing to take an active part in the alliance with the American Colonies against Great Britain. Mislabeled on the holder as Lec-205f. From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Part II

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