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10 Centimes Emergency Currency Stamp (Société Marseillaise de Crédit)
uncommon1900-1945

10 Centimes Emergency Currency Stamp (Société Marseillaise de Crédit)

France · 1920 · 10 centimes

A circular emergency currency token from the Société Marseillaise de Crédit, featuring a paper label with '10 CENTIMES' denomination and the bank's name. It was issued during a period of currency shortage.

Issued around 1920, this emergency currency token reflects a period of economic instability and coin shortages in France following World War I, where local authorities and private entities issued their own currency.

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