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25 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce - Amiens [80] Gold plated Brass
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Amiens |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the heraldic coat of arms of the city of Amiens, featuring a quartered shield supported on either side by two rampant horses. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown with three towers. The date 1921 appears prominently in the lower portion of the field, flanked by the supporters. The maker's signature THEVENON is incised vertically along the left rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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French chambers of commerce began issuing emergency token coinage during World War I when the state could not meet demand for small change, and many continued well into the 1920s before the national mint caught up. The Amiens chamber's issues covered the Somme department — a region still physically and economically devastated in 1921, with reconstruction ongoing across towns that had sat inside or immediately behind the Western Front for four years.
The gold plating on this piece is a later addition, almost certainly applied for the collector or souvenir market rather than circulation.