20 Centimes - Compagnie des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite St Etienne

20 Centimes - Compagnie des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite (St Etienne) - obverse20 Centimes - Compagnie des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite (St Etienne) - reverse

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Features

Location France
Issuing company Narrow Gauge Railway Company of Saint-Étienne (de Saint-Étienne)
Period Fourth Republic (1946-1958)
Type Automatic tokens › Transit token
Value 20 Centimes (0.20)
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Brass
Weight 2.9 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
278438
References El Mon.# C980.3
Roland Élie; 2003. Monnaies de nécessité et jetons-monnaie : France, colonies, Monaco : 1800-2000. Association des Collectionneurs de Jetons-monnaie, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Obverse

Legend at perimeter value at center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Cie des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite
20 C.
St Etienne

Unabridged legend: C = Centimes

Translation:
Narrow Gauge Railway Co.
St Etienne

Reverse

Legend at perimeter value at center. Diamond bottom center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Bon pour tout parcours à
20 C.

Unabridged legend: C = Centimes

Translation: Good for any course

Edge

Plain

Mint

Mintmark of Charles Jourde (CHJ) Charles Jourde, France

Comments

After the FR: El.Mon numbers it states " high numerals on obverse. The height mesuremnet of the actual value numbers on reverse.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND CHJ 64% (fr) El.Mon C980.3a (chiffres de 8 mm de haut à l'avers)
ND CHJ 29% (fr) El.Mon C980.3b (chiffres de 9 mm de haut à l'avers)
ND CHJ 36% (fr) El.Mon C980.3c (chiffres de 10 mm de haut à l'avers)
ND CHJ 14% (fr) El.Mon C980.3d (chiffres de 11 mm de haut à l'avers)

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