Ian Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Here are two silver jetons issued for Le Cercle Commercial, one of France's many maritime assurers of the 19th Century The first is dated 1829 and engraved by Caque. The second is dated 1860 again by Caque, and bearing a similar obverse but with the difference that there is another ship in the right middle distance The design used in the first (ie without the second ship) was also adopted by another Maritime Assurer `La Melusine' which I also have in my collection However it had a reclinig semi naked lady on the reverse. Hardly suitable for a family friendly site like coin peop's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Were these given as gifts after having bought a certain amount of insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 No, they were provided to directors and officers as an honorarium for their attendance at board meetings or shareholder meetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Great scene on those. The second with more toning gives a much more powerful look to the stormy seas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 ahhhh...you mentioned toning! I therefore had to show the one I said I wouldn't.... The obverse (which you shouldn't look at) , by Dubois, was commissioned for the inauguration of this maritime assurer (1838), but it used the reverse by Caque for some reason. Nice combination.....but the toning on the reverse gives life to the stormy seas (IMHO that is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 And that last one is my favorite. I don't own one, but it was one of the designs that attracted me to jetons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 That mermaid looks a lot like one that was on a banknote someone recently posted; I think the note was from the South Pacific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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