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1879, France (3rd Republic). Silver "General Insurance Company of Reims" Medal.

Mint Year: 1879  References: Gad. 2890. R1! Denomination: Award Medal - Given to the Board of Directors of the General Insruance Company of Reims Condition: Minor scratches/hairlines in reverse from improper handling, otherwise a nicely toned AU-UNC with sharp details!  Weight: 15.26gm Diameter: 33mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Cronwed and wreathed coat-of-arms of Reims with inscribed banner below. Exergue: DIEV EN SOIT GARDE

Reverse: Blank central field (probably left empty for the recipient's name) surrounded by inscription ("Board of Directors"). All within wave-like border. Legend in outer field, date (1879) below. Legend: COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DES ASSVRANCES RÉMOISES / 1879 Translated: "General Inscurance Company of Reims, 1879"

In 1878-79, Henri Giffard launched a massive hot air balloon from the Tuileries Garden in Paris. He wanted to give the average citizens a chance to experience flight. Up to fifty people could be in the basket for each flight.

Reims (also spelled Rheims in English, Dutch: Riemen) is the most populous city in the Marne department, in the Grand Est region of France. Its population in 2013 was of 182,592 in the city proper (commune) and 317,611 in the metropolitan area (aire urbaine) making Reims the most populated sub-prefecture in France.The city lies 129 km (80 mi) east-northeast of Paris. Its primary river, the Vesle, is a tributary of the Aisne.

Founded by the Gauls, Reims became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire. Reims later played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The royal anointing was performed at the Cathedral of Reims, which housed the Holy Ampulla of chrism allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Frankish king Clovis I in 496. For this reason, Reims is often referred to in French as la cité des sacres ("the Coronation City").

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