Caisse d'épargne de Dunkerque

Obverse

The coat of arms of Dunkirk, surmounted by a soldier brandishing a saber and appearing to be riding a vulture.
At the back, a view of buildings in the city, one of which bears the sign "CAISSE D'EPARGNE".
Below, a half-wreath of laurel and oak branches.
Signature at 4 o'clock, engraved H.D.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CAISSE D'EPARGNE
H.D.

Engraver: Henri Alfred Auguste Dubois

Reverse

A laurel branch.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CAISSE D'EPARGNE
DE
DUNKERQUE
FONDÉE
LE 1ER 9BRE 1833

Unabridged legend: Le 1er septembre 1833

Edge

Plain

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1 ARGENT

© bidousse (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Comments

Caisse d'Epargne tokens were used as directors' fees.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Les jetons Caisse d'Epargne étaient utilisés comme jetons de présence.

See also

• Fantasy animal
• Marine mammal
• Cold weapons
• Building
• Tower
• Hat
• Coat of Arms

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Numista Rarity index: 97

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Bullion value: USD 51.70

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Actual silver weight: 0.712 oz

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