5 Centimes

1922 year


Aluminium	0.9 g	20 mm

Description

Issuer	Commune of Toulouse (Department of Haute-Garonne)
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1922
Value	5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	0.9 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	6 June 1931
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#23623
Rarity index	35%

Reverse

Face value between issue date and redemption date, surrounded by legend. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
COMITE REGIONAL TOULOUSE DEPT HTE GNE
1922
B.P. 5c-
1930

Unabridged legend:
Département Haute-Garonne
Bon pour 5 centimes

Edge

Plain

Comment

Union Latine coins circulated in the Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon regions, i.e. 18 départements.

This coin is part of the second issue, dated June 1922. Its circulation is shared with , for a total of 2,000,000 copies.
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Interesting fact

The 5 Centimes 1922 coin from Commune of Toulouse was minted during a time when aluminum was a relatively new material in coin production. In fact, it was the first time that aluminum was used as a material for coinage in France. This made the coin quite unique and innovative for its time.