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5 Centimes sans date, Bône Chamber of Commerce
| Issuer | Bône Chamber of Commerce |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Thickness | 1.0 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 C |
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| Mintage | ND (1915) - Elie#10.3a - straight `5` - ND (1915) - Elie#10.3b - curved `5` - |
| Additional information |
Bône (now Annaba, Algeria) was among several Algerian port cities whose chambers of commerce issued emergency aluminium tokens during 1915, filling a void created when wartime metal demands gutted the supply of small French bronze coinage. The absence of a date on this piece was a deliberate choice — it extended the token's usable life without requiring reissue, a practical workaround common to several North African emergency series of the period.