5 Centimes Tubecuir Emergency Currency (Timbre-monnaie)

France · 1920 · 5 centimes

A green French 5 centimes postage stamp, featuring the Sower design, is affixed to a circular metal disc. The disc is inscribed with 'TUBECUIR 8 RUE DROUOT PARIS' around its perimeter.

Issued around 1920, this 'timbre-monnaie' served as emergency currency in France, likely due to coin shortages following World War I. It was issued by the Tubecuir company in Paris for local use.