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25 Centimes
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce des Landes |
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| Year | 1921-1922 |
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| Value | 25 Centimes (0.25) |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '25' dominates the central field, rendered in a lined or ribbed relief style with elegant Art Nouveau-inspired foliate scrollwork flanking either side. Below the numeral, the denomination abbreviation 'Cent.' is inscribed in a serif typeface within a decorative cartouche formed by the surrounding vegetal ornament. The maker's name 'THEVENON' appears incuse along the lower right inner border. The entire reverse design is contained within a plain raised inner ring, set against the coin's distinctive sixteen-notch scalloped border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 25 Cent· THEVENON |
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| Additional information |
The Chambres de Commerce emergency issues of the early 1920s exist because the French state simply failed to produce enough small change after the war. Wartime metal requisitions had gutted circulation of bronze and copper coins, and by the time peace came the shortage had become chronic. Local chambers of commerce across France were authorized to plug the gap with their own aluminium tokens — a stopgap that in the Landes lasted until the national mint caught up around 1922.
The two catalog references reflect distinct emission dates within the series, 1921 and 1922 respectively.