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50 Centimes ND

 
Nickel plated zinc 2.8 g 23 mm
Description
Location
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Value
50 Centimes (0.50)
Currency
Franc (1795-1959)
Composition
Nickel plated zinc
Weight
2.8 g
Diameter
23 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#134391
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Face value in a circular grenetis pattern.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 50c-

Unabridged legend: 50 centimes

Comment

L'Arçonnerie Française is a saddlery company set up in Saint-Sulpice (Tarn) in 1911. It employed up to 350 workers. After the Second World War, the company diversified into new technologies. In 1997, it left the Saint-Sulpice site, which was decommissioned in 2006.