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10 Centimes
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Deux-Sèvres |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '10' dominates the central field, rendered with horizontal line engraving to create a ribbed effect. Below the numeral, the abbreviation 'C' with a superscript 'MES' denotes centimes. The entire design is enclosed within a wreath of wheat ears tied at the base, with the manufacturer's name 'THEVENON' inscribed vertically along the left inner border. The composition is simple and functional, typical of World War I-era French necessity coinage. |
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The Chambre de Commerce de Deux-Sèvres issued this token in response to the acute small-change shortage that plagued France well into the early 1920s — a direct consequence of wartime hoarding and the meltdown of bronze coinage for munitions. Regional chambers of commerce across France filled the vacuum with locally authorized aluminium and cardboard emergency issues, each valid only within their issuing department. Deux-Sèvres, a largely rural département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine interior, saw relatively light commercial traffic compared to industrial regions, which kept circulation of these tokens geographically tight and redemption uneven.