1074906 | FRANCE. Third Republic. 1870 AE Jeton (10 Centimes). PCGS MS66RB (Red-Brown). By Joos. Edge: Plain. 30mm. PART DE LA GARE D'ORLEANS CONDUIT PAR LE MARIN L. JOSSE/ LE LAFAYETTE/ LE 19 8BRE 1870. Hot air balloon and gondola; legends around / REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE - BALLON/ DU SIEGE/ DE PARIS. Legend, star below. Malpas 52; Flor-805.

From a series of tokens on the balloons launched from Paris during the siege. On the back is the location in Paris, the name of the balloon, the date of launch and the name of the pilot.


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