Unable to find the item below. Any history of it or value to it? Obv: SOCIETE COOPERATIVE contr. -1951- 50 contr. -1951- THAON LES VOSGES The counterstamped "contr.-1951-" is incused in both instances. There appears to be a is a large incused 'C'(referring to Centimes?) in contact with 'PER' of 'COOPERATIVE' (See obverse image). Rev: BON POUR CINQUANTE FRANCS Contr. -1951- All devices of reverse, including the counterstamp are incused. Wt.-26.85 grams Dia.-40mm Metal appears to be copper-nickel.
Interesting. Numista has a similarly counterstamped one for 5 francs. They call it 5 centimes, but I think that may be an error, as it would have been 5 old francs when made. Looks like some sort of commune (=municipal district) which issued its own token money from 1914-1931? Edit: here's a 50 francs for sale for $25 US And here's a page with several other tokens pictured and what looks like a history of the commune in French (which I don't speak, alas).
