50 centimes - Fransi

Features

Location	France
Type	Amusement tokens › Game machine and arcade tokens
Years	1936-1937
Value	50 Centimes (0.50)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Brass
Weight	2.55 g
Diameter	19.09 mm
Thickness	1.35 mm
Shape	Round with cutouts
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	August 1937
Number	N# 558673

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Obverse

Recessed face value in a central disc, surrounded by the circular inscription of the issuer's name at the top and the workshop's name at the bottom, in a striated scroll. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRANSI
50c_
KATZ

Unabridged legend: 50 centimes

Reverse

Recessed face value in a central disc, surrounded by the circular inscription of the issuer's name, in a striated scroll. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRANSI
50c_

Unabridged legend: 50 centimes

Edge

Plain.

Mint

KATZ	Emile Katz, Paris, France (1907-1939)

Comments

Bistro slot machine tokens, like the "à consommer" equivalents.

FRANSI was founded in June 1936, by François SIMOR and Geza HERMAN, at 55 avenue George-V, Paris ^8e, for the purpose, both in France and abroad, of buying, selling, renting, placing and operating automatic machines (slot machines) and, in general, all financial, commercial, movable and real-estate operations directly or indirectly related to this purpose.

Source: Les Annonces de la Seine : journal officiel d'annonces judiciaires et légales - July 3, 1936

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Jeton de machine à sous de bistrot, comme les équivalent “à consommer”.

Constitution de la société FRANSI en juin 1936, par François SIMOR et Geza HERMAN, au 55 avenue George-V, Paris 8^e, ayant pour objet, tant en France qu’à l’étranger, l’achat, la vente, la location, le placement et l’exploitation d’appareils automatiques (appareils à sous) et, en général, toutes opérations financières, commerciales, mobilières et immobilières se rattachant directement ou indirectement à cet objet.

Source : Les Annonces de la Seine : journal officiel d'annonces judiciaires et légales – 3 juillet 1936

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1936-1937)

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