Token - Louis XV - Chambre d'Assurance de Rouen
Issuer France
Type Bank and insurance company shareholder tokens
Obverse
Bust of Louis XV on the right
Lettering: LUD. XV. REX CHRISTIANISS. D. V.
Reverse
Ship in the storm facing the elements near the rocky coast.
Lettering: OBVIUS PROCELLIS MOLE SECURUS CHAMB. D'ASSUR. DE ROUEN 1743
Basic Information
Engravers
Obverse
Jean Duvivier
References
Gailhouste #37
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.900)
Weight
9.3 g
Size
30 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
LUD. XV. REX CHRISTIANISS. D. V.
Reverse Lettering
OBVIUS PROCELLIS MOLE SECURUS CHAMB. D'ASSUR. DE ROUEN 1743
Comments
Gailhouste 93 #34
Gailhouste 02 #37 (engraver error in the catalog)
