Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Mont-Saint-Michel, 1918, a bronze plaque by C.-L. Picaud, view from the shore, reverse view fom the sea, 74 x 52mm (CGMP p.312; Frankenhuis 233; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.23, 108). About extremely fine (£30-40)

Mont-Saint-Michel, a mile off the French coast in the English Channel, is a rocky islet topped by a famous Benedictine abbey restored in 1863. Today the abbey is preserved as a national historic monument