Comision Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas Medal (1996)

This medal relates to the Comisión Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas (National Insurance and Bonding Commission), the body charged with supervising and regulating insurers and bonding companies in Mexico. It is part of the set of authorities that safeguard the soundness and proper functioning of the national financial system.

Issues like this accompanied anniversaries or official events of the body, leaving a record of its regulatory work in the insurance and bonding sector.

Struck in silver in 1996 and of good module, the piece belongs to the institutional medals tied to the financial-supervision bodies, of the kind issued to hand out among officials and participants as a memento of the commemorative event.

What the image shows

Heads up: the photos linked to this entry do not correspond to a 1996 piece. On the reverse appears a winged genius seated on clouds, writing on a tablet, with the engraved legend "A LA APLICACION PREMIO DE HONOR" and the engraver's signature at the foot. The obverse bears the inscription "LA AUTORIDAD POLÍTICA DE MÉXICO" in four lines, framed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon. It is an honor prize medal with a neoclassical aesthetic, of the type awarded in the 19th century.

Context

The title of this entry refers to the Comisión Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas, a public agency that regulates the insurance sector in Mexico. However, the iconography and the legends in the photos belong to a much older recognition medal, with no verifiable connection to that agency. That is why the entry is flagged for image review.

Value and collecting

A medal is never legal tender: its interest is historical and collectible, and its value depends on the metal, the engraver, the condition, and demand. While the image assignment is being corrected, if you want to appraise or sell a piece like this, check the shops directory or ask in the forum, where the community helps identify 19th-century prize medals.