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uncommon1900-1945
Aubry Enamel Works Postal Currency, Saultain
France · 1907 · 5c
A circular metal token from Emailleries Aubry in Saultain (Nord), inscribed with '5c' and featuring a French Sower definitive stamp affixed to its center. The stamp depicts an allegorical female figure sowing seeds.
This 'timbre-monnaie' or postal currency token was privately issued by the Aubry Enamel Works in 1907, likely to facilitate small transactions during a period when official coinage might have been scarce.
Printing Method
Engraved
Image: Mouchon, Louis-Eugène (dit Eugène Mouchon) (Paris, 30–08–1843 - Montrouge, 03–03–1914), dessinateur · License: CC0
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