5 Centimes

Issuer	Groupes Commerciaux de Versailles
Year	1918
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Obverse description	Central field depicts a frontal view of the entrance façade and main courtyard of the Château de Versailles, rendered in low relief. The name of the issuing municipality appears as a legend above the architectural motif, with the date below. The overall composition is framed within the circular coin field in a spare, functional style characteristic of wartime emergency coinage.
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Obverse lettering	VERSAILLES 1918
Reverse description	Central device comprises a crowned heraldic shield bearing the numeral '5' in large relief, flanked by laurel and oak branches symbolising civic honour and strength. A small triangular mintmark appears below the shield in the lower field. The circular legend 'GROUPES COMMERCIAUX DE VERSAILLES' arcs around the upper periphery, with the denomination numeral '5' and date '1918' completing the inscription around the lower portion of the field.
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