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50 Centimes Hôtel Economat Acieries de Longwy
1883 year| Brass | 2.7 g | 21 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Year | 1883 |
| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 2.7 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#23458 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 84% |
Reverse
Face value and year in three lines
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
CENTIMES
1883
Edge
Plain
Comment
Société des Aciéries de Longwy was founded in 1880 and had up to 9 blast furnaces.In 1953, it merged with Société Métallurgique de Senelle-Maubeuge and Société Escaut et Meuse to become Société Lorraine - Escaut. Production ceased in 1978.
The Longwy ironworks minted five different tokens, all in brass, with different face values (5, 20, 50 centimes and 1 and 5 francs).
