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5 Centimes

Issuer Syndicat des Commerçants de Dunkerque
Year 1920-1921
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Reference(s) El Mon.#10.1, El Mon.#10.4
Obverse description Raised incuse legend around the upper periphery reads "ST DES COMMERCANTS" and along the lower periphery "DUNKERQUE", flanking the large denomination numeral "5" surmounted by the abbreviation "Cs" in the centre of the field, with the date "1920" inscribed below in the lower central field. The design is bold and utilitarian, characteristic of French WWI-era emergency token coinage, with all elements rendered in raised relief against a plain flat field.
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Obverse lettering ST DES COMMERCANTS 5 CES 1920 DUNKERQUE
(Translation: Organisation of traders 5 Centimes Dunkirk)
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Reverse script Latin
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