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<p>[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 4614751, member: 28550"]This one is proving elusive to ID. Slightly smaller than a US quarter, the legend is a rather unhelpful "1 Franc" with the denomination curled under the number in a half circle. There are no denticles on the raised rim, and the surface appears to be silvered or antimony treated copper/brass. Obverse matches the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>It rang a faint bell and reminds me of canteen tokens issued during the first world war (like the NAAFI tokens issued to British forces for use in French facilities). The font & materials also seem similar to French notgeld from ~1920.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1142978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1142979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1142980[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 4614751, member: 28550"]This one is proving elusive to ID. Slightly smaller than a US quarter, the legend is a rather unhelpful "1 Franc" with the denomination curled under the number in a half circle. There are no denticles on the raised rim, and the surface appears to be silvered or antimony treated copper/brass. Obverse matches the reverse. It rang a faint bell and reminds me of canteen tokens issued during the first world war (like the NAAFI tokens issued to British forces for use in French facilities). The font & materials also seem similar to French notgeld from ~1920. [ATTACH=full]1142978[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1142979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1142980[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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