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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 15814, member: 283&quot;]There are numerous jetons with ships on them, ranging from the Municipal Council of Paris (which has a sailing ship as part of its coat of arms) various `Corps des Marchands de Paris&#039; (Merchant Guilds) and the their Provosts (mayor equivalent) through to Chabers of Commerce such as the one in your image (La Rochelle.) and places like Le Havre, bayonne, Amiens....etc.etc.etc. I provide a few examples below.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one you show wasn&#039;t produced for the `new world&#039;&nbsp; although there is one similar that was. It has a ship sailing left, and the legend is `Spem Auget Opes Que Parat.&nbsp; The obverse however has a crowned oval shield bearing a conical mountain before which is a river god. The shield is supported by indian princesses holding bows. legend is `Compagnie des Indes&#039; ( issued by the (french) Company of The East and West Indies).</p><p><br /></p><p>The mountain is allusive to Mont Real, where the Compagnie des Indes had its central house, which out of interest still stands in Jacques cartier square. The river god is supposed to be the St Lawrence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, the original poster did not mention the metal type the jeton was made from......(?) but for 1648 I suspect that it is probably either a Priemier Corps des Marchands or Prevot des Marchands type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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