10 Centimes

Issuer	Unions Commerciales d'Oyonnax et Bellegarde (Ain)
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Type	Emergency coin
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Obverse description	Within the octagonal flan, the legend UNIONS COMMERCIALES curves along the upper periphery, while the departmental attribution (AIN) appears along the lower periphery. The town names OYONNAX and BELLEGARDE are inscribed in large capital letters across the central field in two lines, separated by a small decorative lozenge ornament above. The overall layout presents the issuer's identity in a plain, utilitarian style characteristic of French municipal emergency coinage.
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Reverse description	The large denomination numeral '10' dominates the central field, accompanied by the abbreviation 'c' for centimes to the lower right, rendered in bold relief. The design is enclosed by a continuous inner border of raised beads (grenetis) following the octagonal outline of the flan, leaving a plain flat margin between the bead border and the coin's edge. The reverse is otherwise devoid of ornament, emphasizing the purely functional character of this wartime necessity piece.
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Reverse lettering	10c_
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