5 Centimes Alger Chamber of Commerce

Features

Issuer	Commune of Algiers (Department of Alger)
Issuing entity	Chambre de Commerce d'Alger
Type	Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Years	1916-1921
Value	5 Centimes (0.05)
Currency	Franc (1848-1959)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1.4 g
Diameter	25.5 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 7548
References	Lec# 122, 128-130 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , KM# TnA1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

W centrum monety uskrzydlony kaduceusz z 2 wężami i 2 palmami.
Na koronie: CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ALGER i data emisji. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ALGER
1916

Reverse

Wartość monety oraz 1 dębu i 1 gałązki oliwnej Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: 5C.

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mint

J. Bory, Paris, Francja

Comments

(en)

1916; Lec# 122: without "J.BORY"

1919; Lec # 128: with "J.BORY" and triangle

1919; Lec# 129: with "J.BORY" without triangle

1921; Lec# 130: with "J.BORY" without triangle

Year 1917 is listed separately as an essai; with the date written as "1c17" with inverted "c"

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Date	VF	XF	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1916	$ 5.80	$ 6.60	Lec# 122 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	53%
1919			Lec# 128 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	29%
1919	$ 12		Lec# 129 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	15%
1921			Lec# 130 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.	25%

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