A little history about the casino your chip came from:
The Casino de Monte Carlo - "Societe de Bains de Mer of Monte Carlo, Monaco"
What you show is an older 5F (French Franc) casino chip ....

HISTORY NOTE:
Prince Charles III (1818-1889) in 1856 allowed the opening of a casino. After a first unsuccessfull installation
in 1862, the casino moved in 1863 to a modest house in the hill, being called François Blanc to organize the
gambling. He founded SBM ( Societé des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers du Monaco), becoming the
director and dealer of SBM in association with the Prince of Monaco. The new Casino de Monte Carlo was
opened in July 1865. The casino contribute to the prosperity of this new resort, and ensured quick fortune
to François Blanc and Prince Charles III. In 1878, Mary White, Blanc´s widow, asked the famous architect
Charles Garnier to build the Opera Monte Carlo and a new casino in baroque style, richly decorated, and
in 1904 opened the casino International Sporting Club.

Al Varelas / USMC
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