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10 Centimes Constantine Chamber of Commerce
| Issuer | Chamber of Commerce of Constantine |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Weight | 1.55 g |
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| Obverse description | At center, a small crowned coat of arms of the French department of Constantine, rendered in fine relief. The issuer legend arcs around the upper and lateral periphery of the field, while the date appears below the shield, flanked by decorative dots. The overall composition is restrained and heraldic in character. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 CENT. (Translation: 10 Centimes) |
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Constantine's Chamber of Commerce began issuing these aluminum tokens during the severe small-change shortage that gripped French Algeria after World War I — the metropolitan French government was slow to supply subsidiary coinage to the colonies, and local commerce ground to a halt without it. Chambers of Commerce across Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco filled the void themselves, issuing necessity currency that circulated with de facto official tolerance.
The Constantine issues are among the more localized of these emissions, reflecting the city's role as the commercial hub of eastern Algeria rather than a coastal administrative center.