Epernay Horticulture Society French Buttonhole Badge / Brooch / Insigne
$ 6.34
Description
EPERNAY HORTICULTURE SOCIETY FRENCH BUTTONHOLE BADGE / BROOCH / INSIGNE. Obverse: coat of arms of city of Epernay on crossed garding tools & legend "société d'horticulture d'Epernay". One of its churches retains a portal and stained-glass windows from the 16th century, but the other public buildings are of modern construction. Obverse : coat of arms of city of Epernay on crossed garding tools & legend "société d'horticulture d'Epernay" Size : 42 x 31 mm or 1,65 x 1,2 inch. Weight : 14 grams Metal : enamel and brass Épernay is a commune in the Marne department, northern France. In the central and oldest quarter of the town, the streets are narrow and irregular; the surrounding suburbs, however, are modern and more spacious, with La Folie to the East, for example, containing many villas belonging to rich wine merchants. The town has also spread to the right bank of the Marne. One of its churches retains a portal and stained-glass windows from the 16th century, but the other public buildings are of modern construction. The most famous street in Épernay is the Avenue de Champagne which features the leading Champagne manufacturers.
