A local family, the Pisani, bought the seigneurial rights of the Bishop of Vence in 1698. They were lords of Saint-Laurent until the Revolution. The Laurentian community asked in 1696 for its inscription at the Armorial de France with the motto: Digo li que vengon (in Provençal: tells them they come) The proud motto of the little sentinel city sounds like a challenge to his potential attackers
, a kind of bravado linked to its old situation as a border town.
Design: Penin / J. Ponpanon
Material: Bimétal (Cupronickel / Laiton 36)
On obverse : the city shield
The first trace of the Saint-Laurent-du-Var armorial dates back to 1866 in Louis de Bresc's "Armorial des Communes de Provence". Its coat of arms looks like this: Gules to a silver grill, the chief handle accosted with capital letters L and S in gold.
The grill recalls the martyr of Saint-Laurent burnt alive according to legend. The letters L and S mean Laurentius Sanctus (Saint-Laurent).
On reverse : the city hall
This token is part of the multitude of
euros tokens issued by french cities
During one month, traders in these cities exchanged francs with temporary euros. A kind of commercial animation like in the city of Dreux for the following temporary valid token