10 Centimes - City and Port of Cette (Sète) 1917 front

10 Centimes - City and Port of Cette (Sète) 1917 back

10 Centimes - City and Port of Cette (Sète) 1917 photo

10 Centimes - City and Port of Cette Sète

1917 year


Zinc	2.7 g	20 mm

Description

Issuer	Commune of Cette (Department of Hérault)
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1917
Value	10 Centimes (0.10)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Zinc
Weight	2.7 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#9005
Rarity index	45%

Reverse

Facial value surrounded by the legend. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REMBOURSABLE EN 1920
10c-
A.A & CIE

Unabridged legend:
10 centimes
A.A et compagnie

Edge

Plain

Comment

Lapel varieties (Elie 2003, p. 443):
El Mon.# 10.2a: without triangle under the 10, with rhombus on the right.
El Mon.# 10.2b: with triangle below the 10, without rhombus on the right.

The latter variety (El Mon.# 10.2b) also appears to have the rhombus on the right, but only very slightly(https://wikicollection.fr/?p=24830). Only the presence/absence of the triangle under the 10 distinguishes the two varieties. Automatically translated

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Variétés de revers (Elie 2003, p. 443) :
El Mon.# 10.2a : sans triangle sous le 10, avec losange à droite
El Mon.# 10.2b : avec triangle sous le 10, sans losange à droite.

Cette dernière variété (El Mon.# 10.2b) semble en fait avoir aussi le losange à droite, mais très peu marqué (https://wikicollection.fr/?p=24830). Seule reste la présence-absence du triangle sous le 10 pour distinguer les deux variétés.

Interesting fact

The 10 Centimes coin from Commune of Cette (Department of Hérault) was minted in 1917, during World War I, and it features an image of a ship on the reverse side, which represents the port city of Sète, where the coin was issued. This coin was part of a series of coins minted during the war years to help finance the French war effort.