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Found at the back of the cupboard.

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Found at the back of the cupboard.

Posted Mar 28, 2016, 2:52 PM UTC

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freedoomed•

it's a casino plaque. they are used for large denominations so you don't have to have a large stack of chips. this one has a hole punched in it. the hole means this one has been retired and sold as a souvenir. this one was valued at 100,000 francs or euros depending on when it was made.

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retiredfireman•

that is correct. I was given a $1 Mil USD plaque from the Sands, Las Vegas, encased in lucite as a gift. http://i.imgur.com/pEuPVj9.jpg

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raverbashing•

From the looks of it, most likely Francs (also I would find it hard to believe in a 100kEUR plaque - end value of the Franc was around 6Fr = 1EUR so it would be worth around 18kEUR)

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logiOP•

the hole means this one has been retired

Damn it, so close! :)

In any case, solved!

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logiOP•

It came in that red box, which appears wooden and covered in leather. The inside of the box isn't quite velvet, and a bit mouldy by now from the tropical climate.

The thing itself is plastic but looks like it has a layer if golden fish scales embedded in it and that circle of semi-transparent plastic with a line drawing on it. It is not light.

The other side looks similar but with the the red circle on the opposite side, obviously.

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GoochMasterFlash•

I believe, that is a card for 100 francs or euros worth of chips, redeemable at the casino barriere of cannes, france

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SackOfrito•

A description of what is exactly in the picture with no additional information. Very astute observations there!

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GoochMasterFlash•

Well, given that that is what it is exactly, what else do you want?

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SackOfrito•

Additional information about say The Casino, Something special about the card as in how one might get one. Basically any additional information you can ADD that can't be figured out by looking that the picture.

On a side note its worth 100,000 euros not 100.

I'm 100% sure the OP knew everything that you felt inclined to say.

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1776cookies•

I found a lot of Google Image hits using the phrase " jeton plaque". Most of these chips seem round, but "plaques" are shaped like a credit card. "Jeton" is "token". I never found a card like yours, or even saw one near it. There seems to be a collector's market for these tokens. You might be able to sell it for something.

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