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 | Brass |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 25.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 103157 |
Obverse
Eye in triangle surrounded by rays.
Script: Latin
Lettering: 1872
Reverse
Text "PROVIDENCE" in a half circle around denomination.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PROVIDENCE
1
Edge
Plain
Comments
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 | |||||||||
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| 1872 | |||||||||||||||
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