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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Arturas, post: 14907, member: 1256&quot;]Thanks for the help.&nbsp; I used the inscription on the coin, so the list I got started a bit further down your listing of French sites.&nbsp; Fortunately I have an elementary knowledge of French.&nbsp; This site <a href="http://sceco.univ-poitiers.fr/hfranc/necessitePGM.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sceco.univ-poitiers.fr/hfranc/necessitePGM.htm" rel="nofollow">http://sceco.univ-poitiers.fr/hfranc/necessitePGM.htm</a> [sorry, never did learn to imbed hyperlinks] has the best pictures I saw.&nbsp; As I understand this site, the French suffered a shortage of money during WWI (no reason being given as to why) and in order to prevent a reversion to the barter system, a series of coins of private mintage were allowed.&nbsp; This continued after the war, the most notable example seeming to be the coins I referred to.&nbsp; The coins issued during the war were made of various things including cardboard.&nbsp; The coin at the bottom has a mica window in it with a stamp inside.</p><p>I also wrote the Paris Chamber of Commerce but they are likely to answer only in September as August is vacation time in Europe and very few people will be at work.</p><p>Look forward to any further info.</p><p>Arturas[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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