2,50 Francs - Actualités Cinephone

2,50 Francs - Actualités Cinephone - obverse2,50 Francs - Actualités Cinephone - reverse

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Features

Location France
Period Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type Trade tokens › Business token
Years 1932-1947
Value 2.5 Francs
Composition Brass clad cardboard
Weight 1.4 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
29071
References Nesly Rec# RSR10.1
Laurent Nesly; 2020. Les jetons-réclame d’expression française (1750-1950) / Tome I : Gravure - Horlogerie & Bijouterie - Arts et spectacles - Médecine. Association des Collectionneurs de Jetons-Monnaie, Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Obverse

Face value, name and address of issuer.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ACTUALITES
2F.50
CINÉPHONE
6.BD DES ITALIENS

Unabridged legend: BD = Boulevard

Reverse

Portrait of a woman on the left, wearing a Phrygian cap.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BEAU PROGRAMME
SALLE EXQUISE

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Le Cinéphone, 6 Bd des Italiens in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, was a newsreel cinema opened in 1932. It was renamed the "New York" in 1947, which gives the date range of this token. It closed for good in 1956.
Source and photos: https://sallesdecinemas.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-york-paris-9eme.htmlAutomatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1932-1947) 

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