Austrian Netherlands / France - Duchy of Bouillon - Duke Godefroid III de la Tour d'Auvergne AR Jeton - La Cour souveraine de Bouillon - silver - dated 1788 (but struck in 1789) - by Benjamin Duvivier Obv.: Bust of the Duke to right; signed, DUVIV.F.; in exergue, EN PRINCEPS/EN PATER; legend: GODEFRIDUS III.D.G.DUX BULLONENS. Rev.: Courthouse as tetrastyle temple; underneath the pediment, JUSTITIÆ; in exergue, COUR SOUVERAINE/DE BOUILLON/1788; legend above: DEÆ PATRIÆ Provenance: ex Jean Elsen & Fils (Brussels, BE), Auction 149 (10-11 Dec. 2021), lot# 2218 References: de Coster 902; Feuardent 9637 (var.) Condition: Choice GEF, fine cabinet patina Weight: 14.39 g Dimensions (octagonal): 34,2 mm x 34,2 mm Historic context: The Duke of Bouillon was the Grand Master of Freemasonry of the Duchy of Bouillon. The architecture of this Courthouse is typically that of a Masonic temple. The Masonic inspiration of this token was confirmed by D. Hollard and Ch. Charlet in the Bulletin de la Societé Française de Numismatique (71e année, n°2) of February 2016 (a scan of the article in French will be included). (N505C)