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2770 - JETON TIRAGE AU SORT SERVICE MILITAIRE classe 1883 - ( * ) w…
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JETON TIRAGE AU SORT SERVICE MILITAIRE classe 1883 - ( * ) with the module and the image of the dix centimes Cérès 3e République - "République Française", laureate head of Cérès goddess of harvests profile on the right - Reverse: "tirage au sort, classe 1883". - 2 soldiers at attention stand guard on either side of a rectangle, manually engraved No. 1 - above 2 crossed palms, in the exergue 2 crossed bugles. copper 29.5 mm - 8.11 grams - TTB ( * ) The Jourdan-Delbrel Law of 5 September 1798 instituted "universal and compulsory conscription of all French men aged 20 to 25". This conscription was tempered by the institution of the drawing of lots, which meant that only those who were needed could be drafted, depending on the numbers to be mobilised. Young people aged 19 went to the "conseil de révision". Each man was given a number at random, which was drawn by lot. The "wrong numbers" corresponded to "long" service: five years in the army.
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About the sale CHRONO SALE OF MEDALS - CURRENCIES - JETONS and MISCELLANEOUS including ORLEANS & LOIRET
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Auction time 06/28/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87520752
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