France
Gold medal 1778 (1789) Paris Discount Fund
Final price
99 000 €
Starting price
30 000 €
Nominal
Medal
Lot number
322
Category
Coins and medals
Subcategory
World coins
Classification
France
Auction number
29
Weight
150.58 g
Diameter
56 mm
Rarity
Unikum
Origin
Ex Henry Nocq, Essai Paris 1911, #193, Numismatica Genevensis 3/2004, #404
Condition obverse
aUNC
Condition reverse
UNC
Metal
Au
Author
Duvivier
Referencies
Nocq 193
Note
The Chamber was established in Paris by royal decree on 1 January 1767 to facilitate the financing of commercial transactions, particularly those related to the activities of the East India Company. Jean-Louis Rilliet-Huber (1753-1816), from a very old Genevan family, was a partner of Rilliet & Cie in Paris from 1780, and was one of its administrators until June 1789. This medal was awarded to him by the shareholders of the Caisse d'Escompte in recognition of his work. This honour is engraved on the edge: "Donne A M..J.L. RiLLIET PAR LASSEMBLEE GENERALDE DES ACTIONNAIRES DU 15.JANVIER 1789". Extraordinary specimen with mint lustre in the fields!
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