5 Centimes - ville de Besançon [25] Silver
![5 Centimes - ville de Besançon [25] (Silver) - obverse](https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/besancon_notgeld/64ba5c56334e64.16261893-original.jpg "1917
L. Hatot")
![5 Centimes - ville de Besançon [25] (Silver) - reverse](https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/besancon_notgeld/64ba5c570651a2.12155304-original.jpg "Ville
de
Besançon
5 Centes")
Features
| Issuer |
Commune of Besançon
(Department of Doubs)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Third Republic (1870-1940)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1917 |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.55 g |
| Size | 19.5 × 19.5 mm |
| Shape | Square with rounded corners |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 372367 |
| References | Élie mon# 10.7 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
Coat of arms of the city of Besançon under the date, signature of the engraver at the bottom left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1917
L. Hatot
Engraver: Léon Hatot
Reverse
Top left: view of the Besançon Citadel overlooking the Pont de Bregille on the Doubs, taken from the Promenade Micaud; bottom right: issuer and face value.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Ville
de
Besançon
5 Centes
Unabridged legend: 5 centimes
Engraver: Léon Hatot
Edge
Plain.
Comments
The Besançon "essays", according to R. Habrekorn, were made after the fact. Some of these coins were offered to local personalities, while others were sold to enthusiasts. The rest were acquired two years later by a Parisian numismatic dealer (Louis Ciani?)(Elie 2003, p. 47).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1917 | |||||||||||||||
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