Lottery draw - Class of 1877

Features

Location	France
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Attendance tokens › Bank and insurance company shareholder tokens
Year	1877
Composition	Bronze
Weight	12.6 g
Diameter	34.5 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round with a loop
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 526415

Obverse

Head of Republic (Ceres) facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

Reverse

Wreath of leaves: cherry at left and oak at right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SOUVENIR
DU
TIRAGE AU SORT
CLASSE DE 1877

Edge

Plain.

Comments

Military service was not generalized, and recruitment was based on needs defined by the Ministry of War. Potential conscripts were therefore selected at random. This token was used for this purpose.
We classify these tokens with insurance, as the risk of drawing the wrong number and therefore leaving for four years' service could be insured and a replacement paid.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Le service militaire n'était pas généralisé et les recrutements se faisaient en fonction des besoins définis par le Ministère de la Guerre. Il était donc procédé à un TIRAGE AU SORT entre les conscrits potentiels. Ce jeton était utilisé à cet escient.
Nous classons ces jetons avec les assurances car le risque de tirer un mauvais numéro et donc de partir pour quatre ans de service pouvait être assuré et un remplaçant payé.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1877

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