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10 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce - Eure-et-Loir
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Eure-et-Loir |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 10 Centimes (0.10) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large denomination numeral '10' prominently in the upper central field, flanked on either side by wheat ear sprays curving inward to frame the design. Below the numeral, the abbreviated denomination 'Cent·' appears in mixed Roman and cursive lettering, followed by the date '1922' in the lower field. A beaded border encircles the entire reverse design. The maker's name THEVENON is associated with this issue as the producing firm. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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French chambers of commerce were authorized to issue local necessity coinage during and after World War I to address a severe shortage of small change — the national mint simply could not keep pace with wartime demand, and hoarding had stripped low-denomination coins from circulation entirely. Eure-et-Loir's chamber issued aluminum pieces well into the early 1920s because the shortage persisted long after the armistice. These local emissions were eventually demonetized as the Banque de France reasserted control over fractional currency, making circulated survivors the norm rather than the exception.