10 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce - Marseille [13]

Descrição do anverso	Coat of Arms of the city of Marseille surrounded by legend, under a bust of Mercury in a medallion.
Escrita do anverso	Latin
Legenda do anverso	GALLIA 1916 MASSILIA CIVITAS CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE MARSEILLE (Translation: Gaul City of Marseille Marseille Chamber of Commerce)
Descrição do reverso	Face value under date.
Escrita do reverso	Latin
Legenda do reverso	1916 J.GUERIN 10 CENTIMES
Bordo	Plain.
Casa da moeda	Jean-Baptiste Guerin, Marseille,France (1884-1931)
Tiragem	1916 - El Mon.# 10.2 g; Obverse: ▼ right; Rev.: J GUERIN, ▲ - 1916 - El Mon.# 10.2A; Obverse: no ▼; Rev.: J GUERIN, ▼ - 1916 - El Mon.# 10.2B; Obverse: no ▼ - Reverse: J.GUERIN, small ▲ (1,5 mm) - 1916 - El Mon.# 10.2C; Obverse: no ▼; Rev.: J.GUERIN, large ▲ (2 mm) - 1916 - El Mon.# 10.2D; Obverse: no ▼ - Reverse: J.GUERIИ, small ▲ (1,5 mm, reversed N) - 1916 - El Mon.# 10.2E; Obverse: ▼ left; Rev.: J.GUERIN, no ▼ - 1916 - El Mon.# 10.2F; Obverse: ▼ right; Rev.: J.GUERIN, no ▼ -
ID Numisquare	2061930640
Informações adicionais	Historical Context: This 1916 10 Centimes coin, issued by the Chambre de Commerce of Marseille, illustrates French economic adaptation during World War I. Widespread hoarding of official coinage due to metal shortages necessitated local emergency currency, "jetons de nécessité." Chambers of Commerce, like Marseille's, facilitated daily transactions. As a crucial port city,

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