Insurance Token - Assurances Compagnie du Soleil
Issuer France
Type Bank and insurance company shareholder tokens
Obverse
Allegorical figure of the Sun surrounded by rays
Reverse
Oak wreath. Text in the center and around.
Lettering: COMPAGNIE DU SOLEIL ASSURANCES CONTRE L'INCENDIE 16 DECEMBRE 1829
Engravers
Obverse
Adolphe-Emile Hamel
References
Gailhouste #827
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.950)
Weight
20 g
Size
35 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Octagonal (8-sided)
Technical Details
Reverse Lettering
COMPAGNIE DU SOLEIL ASSURANCES CONTRE L'INCENDIE 16 DECEMBRE 1829
Comments
Same token as Gailhouste # 826, but the sunbeam design is different.
The engraver's name appears.
