Coins from the Commune of Saint-Gaudens

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.
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Franc (1795-1959)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes
1920
Aluminium • 1.4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.1, N# 8985

5 Centimes - Syndicat du commerce et de l'industrie - Saint-Gaudens [31] (Brass Pattern)
1920
Pattern
Brass • 4.61 g • ⌀ 23 mm
El Mon.# 10.4, N# 370886

10 Centimes - Syndicat du commerce et de l'industrie - Saint-Gaudens [31] (Scalloped Pattern)
1920
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# –, N# 373946

10 Centimes
1920
Aluminium • 2.0 g • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# 10.2, N# 8986

10 Centimes - Syndicat du commerce et de l'industrie - Saint-Gaudens [31] (Brass Pattern)
1920
Pattern
Brass • ⌀ 27 mm
El Mon.# 10.5, N# 373942

25 Centimes
1920
Aluminium • 2.3 g • ⌀ 30 mm
El Mon.# 10.3, N# 8987

25 Centimes - Syndicat du commerce et de l'industrie - Saint-Gaudens [31] (Brass Pattern)
1920
Pattern
Brass • ⌀ 30 mm
El Mon.# 10.6, N# 373944