5 centimes - Magic City - Paris [75]
![5 centimes - Magic City - Paris [75] - obverse](https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/france/6112bd382c6453.57405120-original.jpg "MAGIC CITY
5 c
FC")
![5 centimes - Magic City - Paris [75] - reverse](https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/france/6112bd37cfba22.04807854-original.jpg "MAGIC CITY
5 c
FC")
© Maurice RICOU
Features
| Location |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Amusement tokens › Dance tokens |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 302071 |
| References | Lariche# – Lucien Lariche; 2006. Les Jetons de Bal: 1830-1940; lieux de danse célèbres et petits bats de quartier = Ball Tokens. Association des Collectionneurs de Jetons-monnaie, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Roland Élie; 2003. Monnaies de nécessité et jetons-monnaie: France, colonies, Monaco : 1800-2000 = Necessity Coins and Token-coins. Association des Collectionneurs de Jetons-monnaie, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. |
Obverse
Face value under the issuer's name.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MAGIC CITY
5 c
FC
Unabridged legend: 5 centimes
Reverse
Face value under the issuer's name.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MAGIC CITY
5 c
FC
Unabridged legend: 5 centimes
Mint
 |
Francis Cartaux, Paris, France |
Comments
This token is not listed in Lucien Lariche's "Les jetons de bal", 2006, éditions ACJM, p. 96; nor in Elie 2003, p. 317. But it is listed in 25, 30, 35, 50, 75 centimes and 1 franc.
Magic City is a vast amusement park built in 1911 in the 7th arrondissement, offering a wide range of activities and a large ballroom. Dancing took place every evening from 9 a.m. to midnight, and in the mornings on Sundays and public holidays. In 1928, the complex was halved, but the ballroom was preserved. After 1944, the ballroom survived without a flourish, finally disappearing around 1947.
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