103130 | BELGIUM. Luik (Liège). Chapter of St. Lambert's bronze Méreau.

103130  |  BELGIUM. Luik (Liège). Chapter of St. Lambert's Cathedral bronze Méreau or Communion Token. Dated 1653. Used for the receiving of food during feast day celebrations (20mm, 11h).

 

ANNIVERSA℞, skull and crossbones // ECCLESIÆ LEODI, crossbones between two flames.

 

De Renesse pl. LXXI, 3. PCGS EF Details–Cleaned. Tan-brown surfaces, with some minor cleaning accounting for the designation; some doubling is noted upon the obverse, especially among the upper legend, and the fairly typical metal impurities are seen that are common for the type. A scarce issue that continues to grow in popularity and desirability.

 

St. Lambert served as the Bishop of Maastricht and later, Liège, where he is celebrated as a martyr and patron saint, having defended the fidelity of marriage while never succumbing to Merovingian politics. Though buried at Maastricht, his successor, St. Hubertus, had his relics removed and enshrined at Liège.

 

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