Caisse viagère de l'an X

Features

Location	France
Period	First Republic (1792-1804)
Type	Attendance tokens › Bank and insurance company shareholder tokens
Years	1799-1802
Composition	Gold
Weight	27.07 g
Diameter	33 mm
Shape	Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 572556
References	Gailhouste# 10 Raymond Gailhouste; 2002. Numismatique de l'Assurance française 1670-2002: jetons royaux, jetons et médailles des dix-neuvème et vingtième siècles, jetons des sociétés de secours mutuels, des caisses de retraite et de prévoyance et assimilées = royal tokens, tokens and medals from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, tokens from mutual aid societies, pension and provident funds and similar organizations. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.

Obverse

A man reclining under an olive tree, looking left, a cornucopia under his bust and fruit at his feet. Surrounding legend. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ABONDANCE ET REPOS BESOIN DU DERNIER AGE
CAISSE VIAGERE

Reverse

Two naked children's bodies, one appearing to be sifting earth on the left, the other approaching a beehive with a stick. A triangle surrounded by 3 eyes and numerous rays in the sky above them. Clouds with lightning on the left. Legend above and below a horizontal line. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LA PREVOYANCE EST LA VERTU DU SAGE
CONSULAT DE BONAPARTE
CAMBACERES ET
LEBRUN • AN X •

Edge

Smooth without punch. Automatically translated

Comments

Mr. Gailhouste wrote: "This very rare token must be the last one issued in the 18th century. The engraver is unknown, but the style is very characteristic of the Directoire period. Founded by the Chevalier de Fonvieille, this company only lasted a year".

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1799-1802)

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