Live auction - fjt_490516 - BROTHELS AND ENTERTAINMENT Tien-Tsin, jeton de club n.d.

BROTHELS AND ENTERTAINMENT Tien-Tsin, jeton de club XF

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Estimate :	250 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	31 July 2018 16:29:16

Type : Tien-Tsin, jeton de club

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : s.l.

Quantity minted : 2806000

Metal : brass

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 32 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 7,84 g.

Edge : cannelée

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

Lec.4

Obverse

Obverse legend : NAM FONG CLUB.

Obverse description : caractères chinois.

Obverse translation : tourné vers le Sud.

Reverse

Reverse legend : NAM FONG CLUB.

Reverse description : caractères chinois.

Reverse translation : tourné vers le Sud.

Commentary

Le mot NAM est issu des dialectes Chams, laotiens et Siamois qui signifie selon Jean Lecompte “eau ou rivière”. Le mot Fong, lui est issu du chinois et serait toujours selon Jean Lecompte à mettre en relation avec une forme de “sacrifice à caractère exceptionnel célébré par les empereurs chinois pour remercier le ciel de la réussite de leur règne”. Jean Lecompte indique également dans son ouvrage intitulé : Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises” que Nam Fong était un quartier situé au sud de Tien-Tsin construit en partie sur l’eau. Les Clubs, maisons de passe et de jeux étaient souvent tenus par des Français expatriés d’Indochine.
The word NAM comes from the Cham, Laotian and Siamese dialects which, according to Jean Lecompte, means “water or river”. The word Fong, comes from Chinese and, according to Jean Lecompte, is always linked to a form of “exceptional sacrifice celebrated by Chinese emperors to thank heaven for the success of their reign”. Jean Lecompte also indicates in his work entitled: “Currencies and tokens of the French colonies” that Nam Fong was a district located south of Tien-Tsin built partly on the water. The clubs, brothels and gambling houses were often run by French expatriates from Indochina.