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At center, the municipal coat of arms of Gournay-en-Bray, depicting a crowned shield bearing a lion passant in low relief. The arms are surmounted by a mural crown. Surrounding the shield, the circular legend reads in two arcs separated by raised dots, with the issuing authority's name occupying the full periphery of the field. |
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The denomination '25' rendered in large, bold numerals occupying the central field, with 'Cent.' inscribed in a scrolled banner below. The numeral and banner are framed by elaborate Art Nouveau-style foliate and acanthus scroll ornaments filling the surrounding field. The manufacturer's name 'THEVENON' appears in small incuse lettering along the lower right inner border. |
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Gournay-en-Bray, a market town in Normandy long known for its dairy trade, issued local emergency coinage during the First World War when the hoarding of metal coins created acute shortages across provincial France. These aluminum pieces circulated as necessity money — monnaie de nécessité — filling the gap left by the near-total disappearance of bronze and nickel from daily commerce after 1914. Hundreds of French communes did the same, making attribution and variety tracking the primary challenge for collectors of this material.