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50 Centimes
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The large denomination numeral 50 with a superscript c. dominates the central field in bold relief with lined shading, enclosed within a continuous inner border of grenetis (beaded circle). The legend CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE arcs along the upper portion of the octagonal flan, while BAYONNE appears along the lower arc. The maker's signature J. BORY is incised discretely within the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE 50c. J.BORY · BAYONNE · |
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Bayonne's Chamber of Commerce issued this aluminium jeton in 1920 to address a genuine coin famine gripping provincial France. The postwar years saw the Banque de France unable to supply sufficient small change to the regions, prompting dozens of local chambers across the country to issue their own emergency necessity coinage — autorisation de monnaie de nécessité — under government sanction. Bayonne's series was among the more modest provincial efforts, covering only the smallest denominations needed to keep daily commerce moving at market stalls and along the quays of the Adour.