SAINT AUGUSTUS OF PERFECT INTELLIGENCE FIAT LUX Let there be light. Radiant pelican flying between the sun and the moon and above an acacia tree, a temple, a hive surrounded by bees. On the ground, mallet and ruler. R/. Legend within a double grenetis: L ∴ OF ST ∴ AUGUST OF PERFECT INTELLIGENCE (three stars). In the field: (G on a radiating ★) FOUNDED BY THE V ∴ F ∴ / SPIRIT./ THE YEAR 5789. Underneath, intersecting compass and square. Smooth edge. Labouret 349 Copper token. Ø 29,77 mm (9,45 g) Superb.

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