Description

This octagonal silver token, issued during the period of the French Consulate (1799–1804), was likely intended for use in a commercial or administrative setting. It bears the inscription “Frochot Préfet du D[épartement] de la Seine”, referring to Claude Ambroise Frochot, the Prefect of the Department of the Seine appointed by Napoleon Bonaparte. Such tokens were often used by trading counters or served as official markers in transactions or distributions. It reflects the administrative reorganization and centralization of power characteristic of the Consulate era.