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The directors of
French corporations received a medal or token, called a "jeton
de presence," when they attended a meeting of the
board of directors. This medal was issued by the General Fire Assurance Company
(Compagnie d'Assurances Générales contre l'Incendie) of Paris from 1818
through at least 1919. Made of silver, it measured 35 mm. in
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Nineteenth-century
French corporations issued nominative shares (actions nominatives)
or bearer shares (actions au porteur). This share
certificate was issued
by the General Fire Assurance Company (Compagnie d'Assurances Générales contre
l'Incendie) of Paris on April 6, 1820, to Monsieur N. Hubbard
Junior. The heading reads "Action nominative de 5,000
Francs" and the certificate indicates that he owns ten nominative shares. |
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From General
Fire Assurance Company of Paris, France (La Compagnie d'Assurances
Générales contre l'Incendie), 1819-1919: A Century of Insurance
and Financial Wisdom (n.p., [1919]), pp. 33, 38.
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To be added: examples of corporate charters, share certificates, proxies; entrance cards for admittance to shareholder meetings; minutes of nineteenth-century shareholder
meetings. |
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