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10 Centimes
| Issuer | Union des Commerçants Détaillants d'Épernay |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Reference(s) | El Mon.#10.2 |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '10 c' appears in the upper field above the date '1922', all situated beneath a naturalistic vine branch bearing a cluster of grapes, emblematic of the Champagne region. To the right of the central motif stands a caduceus, symbol of commerce. The manufacturer's name 'THEVENON' is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Mint | THEVENON Thévenon & Co., Paris, modern-day Gercy, France |
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Épernay's Union des Commerçants Détaillants issued this aluminium jeton during the acute small-change shortage that followed World War I, when the French Treasury struggled to keep low-denomination coinage in circulation and local commerce ground against the problem daily. Chamber of commerce tokens and retailer-association pieces proliferated across France between roughly 1918 and 1927 to fill the gap — Épernay, sitting at the heart of the Champagne trade, was no exception.
The aluminium composition was a deliberate economy; metal costs mattered when a merchants' association was self-financing the issue.