Date: 12/13/2011 Views: 2387705
French, Lorient, Customs Seal, Image & Found by Michael Young. Found in Berwickshire, Scotland, 32mm. ...R..AU / D(E?) / LORIENT // French arms, DU R...ES around A customs seal very similar to those for the Mauritius capital city, Port Louis when it was under the rule of France (see French, ( Mauritius), Port Louis Customs Seal, Image by Hoarder, Found by Club Memeber, however the arms are not crowned and the inscription seems to differ. From Paul Cannon, "I wonder if it reads ‘BUREAU / DE / LORIENT’ and ‘FERMES DU ROY’ (or ROI). Lorient is a city on the southern Atlantic coast of Brittany. For what seems to be a parallel see cgb.fr."
