The bee on bank- and Insurance medals

A bee on bank and assurance medals is not a rarity.  The bee and  beehive are used as a symbol of saving ness.  Bees are saving the honey for later. Most of this medals were made  in the 19th and 20th century

Belgium: Min. of Finance anno 1861 n°50

Belgium: visit of min. of Finance on the "Hotel des Monnaies"
anno 1861 (beehive in the middle)

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Belgium: "Cautionnement Mutuel en Belgique"
anno 1913

Belgium:  ASLK-bank
anno 1962

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France: assurance medal "L'ABEILLE"
anno 1956

France, Paris: assurance medal
anno 1894
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France: mortgage medal
anno 1820