50 Centimes - Minières de la Côte Rouge

50 Centimes - Minières de la Côte Rouge - obverse50 Centimes - Minières de la Côte Rouge - reverse

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Features

Location France
Period Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type Trade tokens › Wage token
Year 1889
Value 50 Centimes (0.50)
Composition Nickel plated zinc
Weight 2.35 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.15 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
152629
References El Mon.# 10.2
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

In the field, an intertwined miner's pick and shovel, surrounded by the circular legend ending in a rosetteAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: MINIÈRES DE LA CÔTE ROUGE ✿

Reverse

Face value and year in three lines, grenetisAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
CENTIMES
1889

Edge

Smooth

Comments

The Côte Rouge mines were located on the Franco-Luxembourg border near Hussigny-Godbrange and Belvaux. Société des Mines de la Côte Rouge was active in open-cast iron ore mining.

Société des Mines de la Côte Rouge issued tokens in denominations of 25 and 50 centimes, as well as 1, 2 and 5 francs. These tokens are unusual and all bear the year 1889.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1889 

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