Coins from France (notgeld)

Many cities in France issued their own currency tokens (notgeld) to circulate alongside or in the place of usually hoarded coins. Following the economic and financial turmoil created both during and by the aftermath of WWI, the franc was devalued, and subsequently silver 50 centimes, 1 franc, and 2 Franc coins began to disappear from circulation fast, due to people hoarding them for their silver value. As a result, a coinage shortage occurred, and municipalities began issuing their own replacements starting midway through the First World War, and continuing into the 1920s. The notgeld issues had ended by 1931, by which point new Chambres de Commerce issues had become widely available and circulating. Most of those coins were made of low-value metals like zinc or aluminium and stamp coins were also widely made. French colonies where the Franc circulated also issued their own notgeld during the 1920s.

See also: France

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France › French notgeld › Ain, Department of › Gex, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 5 Centimes
1919

Aluminium • 0.90 g • ⌀ 20 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 8901
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1919

Aluminium • 1.1 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 20076
Available for swap 25 Centimes
1923

Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 22 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 20077

France › French notgeld › Ain, Department of › Oyonnax and Bellegarde, Communes of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes - Unions commerciales
ND

Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 34139
10 Centimes
ND

Aluminium • 1.07 g • ⌀ 20.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 34140
25 Centimes
ND

Aluminium • 1.2 g • 21 × 21 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 28636

France › French notgeld › Aisne, Department of › Crécy-sur-Serre, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes - Union Commerciale - Crecy-sur-Serre [02]
ND

Token
Aluminium • 0.95 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 264788
10 Centimes - Union Commerciale - Crecy-sur-Serre [02]
ND

Token
Aluminium • 1.12 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 25140
25 Centimes - Union Commerciale - Crecy-sur-Serre [02]
ND

Token
Aluminium • 1.4 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 150249

France › French notgeld › Aisne, Department of › Guise, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes
1921

Token
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 15.1, N# 28528
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1921

Token
Aluminium • 1.33 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 15.2, N# 34098

France › French notgeld › Aisne, Department of › Hirson, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 5 Centimes
1921

Token
Aluminium • 0.91 g • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 19330
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1921

Token
Aluminium • 1.6 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 20125

France › French notgeld › Aisne, Department of › La Capelle, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 5 Centimes
1921

Aluminium • 0.86 g • ⌀ 19.2 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 34100
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1921

Aluminium • 1.50 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 20274

France › French notgeld › Aisne, Department of › Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes - Union commerciale de Nouvion-en-Thiérache [02]
1921

Token
Aluminium • 0.64 g • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 320267
10 Centimes - Union commerciale de Nouvion-en-Thiérache
1921

Token
Aluminium • 1.10 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 264785

France › French notgeld › Aisne, Department of › Vervins, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

10 Centimes
1922

Aluminium • 1.1 g • ⌀ 21.2 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 29939

France › French notgeld › Alpes Maritimes, Department of › Nice, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce - Nice [06] (Silver Pattern)
1920

Pattern
Silver • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 10.9, N# 324962
Available for swap 5 Centimes
1920-1922

Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, El Mon.# 10.3, N# 16177
Available for swap 10 Centimes (Nice & Alpes Maritimes)
1920-1922

Aluminium • 1.6 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, El Mon.# 10.4, N# 8905

France › French notgeld › Ardeche, Department of › Annonay, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes
1918

Aluminium • 0.8 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 25772
5 Centimes - Union Commerciale Industrielle - Annonay [07] (Brass Pattern)
1918

Pattern
Brass • 2.43 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.4, N# 322496
10 Centimes
1918

Aluminium • 1.2 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 23369
10 Centimes - Union Commerciale Industrielle - Annonay [07] (Brass Pattern)
1918

Pattern
Brass • 3.7 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.5, N# 29053
Available for swap 25 Centimes
1918

Aluminium • 1.65 g • ⌀ 26 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 19941
25 Centimes - Union Commerciale Industrielle - Annonay [07] (Brass Pattern)
1918

Pattern
Brass • 4.5 g • ⌀ 26 mm
El Mon.# 10.6, N# 29055

France › French notgeld › Ardennes, Department of › Charleville and Sedan, Communes of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 5 Centimes
1921

Token
Aluminium • 0.94 g • ⌀ 19 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 8906
Available for swap 10 Centimes - Chambres de Commerce - Charleville and Sedan [08]
1921

Token
Aluminium • 1.6 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 8968

France › French notgeld › Ariège, Department of › Laroque-d'Olmes, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 5 Centimes - Mairie de Laroque d'Olmes - Ariége
ND

Token
Aluminium • 0.6 g • ⌀ 18.9 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 30648
Available for swap 10 Centimes - Mairie de Laroque d'Olmes - Ariége [09]
ND

Token
Aluminium • 0.8 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 28591
25 Centimes - Mairie de Laroque d'Olmes - Ariège (09)
ND

Token
Aluminium • 1.14 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 34780

France › French notgeld › Aude, Department of › Barbaira, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes
ND

Token
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 21.4 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 29228
10 Centimes
ND

Token
Aluminium • 1.46 g • ⌀ 26 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 33792

France › French notgeld › Aude, Department of › Carcassonne, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 5 Centimes
1917

Aluminium • 0.8 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 20.1, N# 8929
Available for swap 10 Centimes
1917

Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 20.2, N# 8921
Available for swap 25 Centimes
1917

Aluminium • 1.1 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 20.3, N# 8922

France › French notgeld › Aude, Department of › Castelnaudary, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes
1917

Token
Nickel-zinc • 2.29 g • ⌀ 21.4 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 33842
10 Centimes
1917

Token
Nickel-zinc • 3.3 g • ⌀ 25 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 28445
25 Centimes
1917

Token
Nickel-zinc • 3 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 28435

France › French notgeld › Aude, Department of › Cuxac d'Aude, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes - Cuxac D'Aude [11]
1917

Aluminium • 0.85 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 320254
10 Centimes - Cuxac D'Aude
1917

Aluminium • 1.36 g • ⌀ 28 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 317573

France › French notgeld › Aude, Department of › Montréal, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes
1917-1919

Token
Aluminium • 0.9 g • ⌀ 20 mm
El Mon.# 10.1 (1917), El Mon.# 10.3 (1919), N# 29458
10 Centimes
1917-1919

Token
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 25.9 mm
El Mon.# 10.2 (1917), El Mon.# 10.4 (1919), N# 29459
25 Centimes
1919

Token
Aluminium • 1.1 g • ⌀ 22 mm
El Mon.# 10.5, N# 29460

France › French notgeld › Aude, Department of › Narbonne, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 10 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce - Narbonne [11]
1920

Token
Aluminium • 0.78 g • ⌀ 21 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 8909
Available for swap 25 Centimes
1920

Token
Aluminium • 1.1 g • ⌀ 24 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 8924

France › French notgeld › Aude, Department of › Ouveillan, Commune of • Franc (1914-1925)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes - Commerçants réunis - Ouveillan [11]
ND

Token
Brass • 2.77 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 363317
10 Centimes
ND

Token
Brass • 2 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 23509
25 Centimes
ND

Token
Brass • 2.62 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 34138

The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is abidbol.

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