25 centimes - Société du commerce - La Rochelle [17] laiton
| Emittent | Commune of La Rochelle (Department of Charente-Maritime) |
|---|---|
| Jahr | 1922 |
| Typ | Non-circulating coin |
| Nennwert | 25 Centimes (0.25) |
| Währung | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Material | Brass |
| Gewicht | |
| Durchmesser | 23.5 mm |
| Dicke | |
| Form | Hexagonal (6-sided) |
| Prägetechnik | Milled |
| Ausrichtung | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Stempelschneider | |
| Im Umlauf bis | |
| Referenz(en) | El Mon#10.9 |
| Aversbeschreibung | Scene of a sailboat leaving the port of La Rochelle, date below and legend around. |
|---|---|
| Aversschrift | Latin |
| Averslegende | SOCIÉTÉ DU COMMERCE 1922 · LA ROCHELLE · |
| Reversbeschreibung | Facial value above a mythological fish. |
| Reversschrift | Latin |
| Reverslegende | 25c THEVENON PARIS |
| Rand | Plain. |
| Prägestätte |
THEVENON Thévenon & Co., Paris,modern-day Gercy, France |
| Auflage |
1922 - - |
| Numisquare-ID | 2137581100 |
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Historical Context: The 1922 25 centimes token from La Rochelle exemplifies French post-World War I emergency coinage. The early 1920s presented France with significant economic disruption, inflation, and a critical shortage of national small change. To address this monetary void, municipalities and commercial associations, such as the Commune of La Rochelle