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English: These present some iconic images associated with the French Revolution: Fasces, Liberty cap, flags, drums and cannon. These are central pieces to the Monnaies De Confiance series of necessity tokens, in the face of near worthless paper assignats several tokens were issued for various reasons, not least of which were to pay employees. These were crudely struck in Lyon from brass and copper, this is the copper issue.

Obverse: CLEMANSON, ET Cp Nvs PLACE CONFORT ALYON (around); LAN VI DELA LIBERTE '- (in exergue)

Reverse: VIVRE LIBRE OU MOURIR (Live Free or Die, around); MEDAILLE - DE CONFIANCE DE 2 S- A ECHANGER CONTRE DES ASSIGNAT ET- MANDAT DETOUTE VALEUR - M DCC XCII (1792).
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