ALGÉRIE - ALGERIA IVth Republic (1947-1958). Medal, 3rd prize of the Société Indigène de Prévoyance 1951, Paris. Inscriptions in Arabic. A farmer harvesting wheat in his field. Rv. DIRECTION DE L'AGRICULTURE DU COMMERCE & DES FORETS. In the centre, SOCIETE INDIGENE DE PREVOYANCE and award: 3rd PRIZE / inscription in Arabic / (date). Ruedas - - Esc - ; Bronze - 46,08 g - 41 mm - 12 h From an iNumis 30 Bidding Sale, 13 October 2015, No. 1277 then from the Pierre-René Bauquis collection. Hallmarks (horn) BRONZE. Minor dents on the scroll. With a shiny brown patina. Superb. From 1891 in Algeria, following droughts and invasions of insects, farmers decided to store cereal seeds, to remedy the lack of cereals due to natural disasters and raids. The SIPs (Sociétés Indigènes de Prévoyance) were set up in 1893 and quickly became money reserves, taking on several functions relating to agricultural development, always under the supervision of the administration. The SIPs were reorganised in 1936 to become SAPs (Sociétés Agricoles de Prévoyance) until independence.