15 Centimes Timbre-monnaie of Société Marseillaise de Crédit

France · 1920 · 15 centimes

A circular metal token with a central paper label. The label displays 'SOCIÉTÉ MARSEILLAISE DE CRÉDIT' around the top and '15 CENTIMES' prominently in the center, indicating its face value.

This 'timbre-monnaie' or necessity money was issued by the Société Marseillaise de Crédit around 1920, likely to address a shortage of small change following World War I in France. It functioned as a private substitute for official currency.