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50 Centimes - Mairie de Yerres 78
| Issuer | Mairie d'Yerres (Seine-et-Oise) |
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| Year | 1914-1921 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse lettering | MAIRIE D'YERRES (S. ET O.) |
| Reverse description | Circular cardboard centre within a plain aluminium ring, bearing an inked stamp impression centred on the large numeral 50 denoting the face value in centimes. Superimposed over and beside the numeral is an ornate calligraphic monogram composed of the letters G and P with decorative flourishes, identifying the issuing authority. The field is otherwise plain, with a small punch hole visible near the upper left. |
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Issued by the municipality of Yerres during the acute small-change crisis that gripped France from 1914 onward, this token is one of thousands of emergency pieces produced by French communes, chambers of commerce, and private entities when hoarding stripped bronze and copper from everyday transactions almost overnight. The aluminium ring surrounding a cardboard centre reflects precisely how desperate — and how inventive — local authorities became when conventional materials were unavailable or redirected to the war effort.
Seine-et-Oise municipalities were prolific issuers under these conditions. The cardboard core degrades readily, making intact survivors rarer than the mintage figures might suggest.