Hello And Question About French Coin

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PAMD Tim New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 1:13 pm Greetings from PA! A friend has a coin that he would like to get more info on. It is a 25 centimes coin and says "J. Dalidet Cognac" on it. This is a similar one found online http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8931.html . Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 1:48 pm Cognac is the name of a "commune" 400 kilometres southwest of Paris, so I'm wondering if this token might be connected to that town, rather than to the beverage of the same name. Epicerie translates to Grocery. How's that for a start ? Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 3:17 pm I think Peter is on the right track. This does not look like an actual coin issued by the French Government. The 1922 25c Is a holed coin with 'RF' on the Reverse and the motto of the Republic of France "Liberte Egalite Fraternite" (Liberty, equality, fraternity) Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 8:45 pm This appears to be French notgeld or emergency money. These were quite common during the period due to hyperinflation brought about by World War I. Yours appears to be from a grocery store in the Cognac region, but I don't have the correct reference book to back up my guess. Report this Post to the Staff
PAMD Tim New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 9:11 pm Wow, thank you all for the help! Report this Post to the Staff
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