A question about these goats…

Typekat

As a tunnel-visioned, monolingual collector of primarily US coins, when I run across foreign items I just freeze.
Any idea what this trio of goats is all about?

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MyWorldCoinTypeSet

Some sort of French medal, according to Numista

Bailathacl

The goats side indicates it is from The Savings Bank of Bourges. Bourges is a city on the Loire River in France and 3 goats appear on their city crest. The non-goats side, in rough translation, “guard against miscounting”. Could have been a token or as Numista suggests it’s just an institutional medal.

You

It is designed in a manner imitative of medieval types, though judging by the style and manufacture I would guess this piece was produced ca. 1880s.

Sapyx

@Bailathacl said:
Could have been a token or as Numista suggests it’s just an institutional medal.

My guess would be an advertising piece, or perhaps an award given away to depositors as a "thank you".

Typekat

Thanks for the helpful information on this item.
It’s about halfway between a quarter and a half dollar in diameter, weight 11 grams, and is stamped ‘argent’ on its outer edge.

@Bailathacl
Thanks for the translation and location info. It seems ‘Guard Against Miscounting’ would be a proper slogan for a bank.

@You Posts
I took it for medieval also, thanks for pointing out style differences that prove a more recent origin. And the outer edge shows that it was certainly struck in collar.

@Sapyx
That sounds right. It’s definitely silver (argent) and would have made a nice keepsake to give to a good customer.

You

@Typekat said:
Thanks for the helpful information on this item.
It’s about halfway between a quarter and a half dollar in diameter, weight 11 grams, and is stamped ‘argent’ on its outer edge.

@Bailathacl
Thanks for the translation and location info. It seems ‘Guard Against Miscounting’ would be a proper slogan for a bank.

@You Posts
I took it for medieval also, thanks for pointing out style differences that prove a more recent origin. And the outer edge shows that it was certainly struck in collar.

@Sapyx
That sounds right. It’s definitely silver (argent) and would have made a nice keepsake to give to a good customer.

Is there a symbol before ARGENT on the edge?

Typekat

there’s a vague incuse void in the shape of a lady’s hand fan to the left of argent

You

@Typekat said:
there’s a vague incuse void in the shape of a lady’s hand fan to the left of argent

Can you take a photo?

Typekat

I’ll give that a try, and report back tomorrow.

Typekat

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