25 Centimes Chocolat Labouesse Postal Currency

France · 1920 · 25 centimes

This item features a 25 centimes French Sower definitive stamp encased in a round metal token. The token is an advertisement for 'Chocolat Labouesse' located 'Au Kremlin Bicêtre'.

Issued around 1920, this item served as emergency currency (monnaie de nécessité) in post-World War I France, addressing coin shortages by repurposing a postage stamp for commercial use by Chocolat Labouesse.