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5 Centimes
| Issuer | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Commune of |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '5c' with a dash is rendered in large incuse-style numerals at the centre of an otherwise plain field. Above and below the denomination, small stylised floral or rosette ornaments serve as the sole decorative elements. The reverse is entirely devoid of additional legends, presenting a stark and minimalist design characteristic of French municipal token coinage of the early twentieth century. |
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Saint-Germain-en-Laye issued local aluminum necessity pieces during the First World War, when the hoarding of bronze and copper coinage created acute small-change shortages across France. Hundreds of French communes, chambers of commerce, and local merchants' associations produced their own token currency between roughly 1914 and 1922 to fill the gap left by the disappearance of state-issued petites monnaies from everyday circulation.
The El Monnaies de Nécessité reference catalogues this piece as type 10.1, suggesting at least one die variant exists within the Saint-Germain-en-Laye municipal issue.