5 Centimes Postal Currency, Grands Magasins Jones

France · 1920 · 5 centimes

A French 5 centimes Sower stamp is encased in a circular aluminum frame, featuring the inscription 'GRANDS MAGASINS JONES PALAIS DES PARFUMS PARIS' around its perimeter.

These 'timbre-monnaie' or postal currency items were privately issued tokens, often by businesses, to serve as small change during periods of coin shortages, particularly common in France during and after World War I.