1 Franc - Forges de la Providence
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Features
| Location |
Belgium
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Year | 1872 |
| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Composition | Mosiądz |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 25.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 103157 |
Obverse
(en) Eye in triangle surrounded by rays.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: 1872
Reverse
(en) Text "PROVIDENCE" in a half circle around denomination.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
PROVIDENCE
1
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en)
Forges de la Providence was a Belgian steel producing company based in the Hainaut region around Charleroi. Founded as Société Anonyme des laminoirs, forges, fonderies et usines de la Providence the company had three steel production sites at Marchienne-au-Pont in Belgium, and Réhon and Hautmont in France.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1872 | |||||||||||||||
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