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10 Centimes
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de l'Hérault |
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| Weight | 3.87 g |
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| Reverse description | The large denomination numeral '10' dominates the central field, rendered with horizontally lined engraving within each digit, giving a striated texture characteristic of this issue. A superscript 'c' follows the numeral, denoting centimes. The circular legend CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE L'HÉRAULT is arranged around the periphery, divided between the upper and lower portions, and the field is bounded by a dotted inner border consistent with the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND |
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The Chambre de Commerce de l'Hérault issued zinc emergency coinage during World War I when the French government's wartime metal requisitions and a severe shortage of small-denomination specie left regional commerce effectively paralyzed. Chambers of commerce across France were authorized to fill the gap, producing locally circulating necessities — the Hérault issues among the less common provincial examples.
Zinc was the material of last resort, prone to corrosion and difficult to strike cleanly.