© Jorandm (CC0)
© Jorandm (CC0)
1 Franc - Hôtel de la Citadelle Namur ND
| Copper-nickel | 2.90 g | 24.5 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
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| Type | Trade tokens › Co-operative tokens |
| Years | 1899-1914 |
| Value | 1 Franc |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 2.90 g |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#148859 |
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| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Value
Script: Latin
Lettering: 1 F
Edge
Plain
Comment
This token was intended to get a discount on the price of the stay.This hotel was established on the site of the citadelle of Namur and was connected from its inauguration on May 21, 1899 by a funicular which took its departure to the plant. On August 23, 1914, the hotel was heavily bombed, resulting in destruction and a violent fire. It was never rebuilt.
The present token bears the traces of this fire-casting and twisting of the metal and blackening - ,which was found at the scene by a worker during the clearing. It is therefore left in the condition in which it was discovered.
