Live auction - fjt_640819 - MINES AND FORGES Bon pour 5 francs, Mines de Gar-Rouban (Algérie) 1865

MINES AND FORGES Bon pour 5 francs, Mines de Gar-Rouban (Algérie) VF

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Estimate :	450 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	26 January 2021 20:04:54

Type : Bon pour 5 francs, Mines de Gar-Rouban (Algérie)

Date: 1865

Metal : copper

Diameter : 32 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 10,46 g.

Edge : lisse à 24 pans

Rarity : R3

Catalogue references :

Fl.175 - Lec.287

Obverse

Obverse legend : MINES DE GAR-ROUBAN// (ANCRE) 1865 (ROUE).

Obverse description : Légende circulaire, au centre BON POUR/ 5/ FRANCS.

Reverse

Reverse legend : SÉ. DES MINES ET FONDERIES DE GAR-ROUBAN (MOUCHE).

Reverse description : Légende circulaire, au centre : marteau et pioche croisés, une lampe de mineur accrochée dessus.

Commentary

Les gisements de plomb et d’argent de Gar-Rouban, près de la frontière marocaine, ont été découverts en 1850 et exploités à partir de 1856. À son apogée (1860-1862), cette mine produit 3000 tonnes par an de galène (sulfure naturel de plomb) mais la production baisse rapidement jusqu’à la liquidation de la société d’exploitation en 1869.
The lead and silver deposits of Gar-Rouban, near the Moroccan border, were discovered in 1850 and exploited from 1856. At its peak (1860-1862), this mine produced 3000 tonnes per year of galena (natural lead sulfide) but production declined rapidly until the liquidation of the operating company in 1869