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Franchimont Medieval Fair - Moneta Nova Tegtiz
| Issuer | Foire Médiévale de Franchimont |
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| Type | Replica coin |
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| Obverse description | Heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Marquisate of Franchimont: argent charged with three lions passant vert, armed and langued gules, crowned or, arranged in pale. The shield occupies the central field and is rendered in a stylised medieval manner consistent with the original coinage of the marquisate. The circumferential Latin legend is separated from the central device by a plain inner circle. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross with pelleted (globular) terminals on all four arms is depicted at centre, enclosed within a raised inner circle that separates it from the surrounding circumferential legend. The cross type closely imitates the style of medieval Low Countries coinage, with each arm terminating in a prominent pellet. The legend FOIRE FRANCHIMONT runs around the outer border between the inner circle and the coin rim, in incuse Latin capitals consistent with the fair token's commemorative character. |
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Franchimont Castle, perched above Theux in the Belgian Ardennes, was the seat of the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy before its destruction by Louis XIV's forces in 1682. The medieval fair held at the site revived the tradition of issuing event-specific token coinage — "moneta nova" in the Latin of the original principality's minting authority. These aluminium pieces circulate only within the fairgrounds as a transactional novelty, redeemable at vendor stalls.