PARIS 1788 - 1789 Rare silver half-coco-fesse forming a beard dish, including the welded and stamped chinrest on two small brackets on the reverse. Master goldsmith : Antoine-Simon LEVEQUE, received in 1784 Gross weight : 615 g - length : 29,3 cm - width at the chin strap : 21,2 cm - height : 11,3 cm The coco fesse, emblem of the Seychelles, derives its latin name Lodoicea callipyge from the superposition of the name of Louis XV of France (Lodicea) and a greek word meaning "who has a beautiful buttocks". In the 16th century, the first seeds were discovered on the beaches of the Maldives. It is only in 1768 that the Breton explorer Marion du Fresne discovers that this fruit comes from the coconut tree of the Seychelles. The production is limited to about three hundred seeds per year. These nuts were highly sought after by princes and kings; it is said that Rudolf II of Habsburg would have offered in vain 4000 florins to obtain the precious seed, or that the Duke of Praslin dared to officially present to the court of the king "these funny butts".