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Description: | (obverse) 1917
(reverse) Ville DE BESANÇON 5 Cent
Index card note: Besancon. 5 Centimes. Aluminium. Square with rounded corners. Date 1917. One of 204 specimens of local money etc presented by the donor.
Coin is located within coin cabinet 1 - 459A. The coin was previously allocated number 492.
A French 5 centimes coin, square with rounded corners, the obverse features an eagle with outspread wings supporting a pillar in each of its talons with date "1917" above, the reverse is split into two triangular panels, the left features a landscape with bridge and hills with legend on the right reading "Ville DE BESANÇON 5 Cent". | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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