Token France French Commune Champigneulles 5 Francs 1890

During the 1800s, many different octagonal jetons were minted in different areas of France. The snazzy shape may have been used in order to clearly distinguish them from official coins. These jetons, or tokens, were used as a form of local currency in everyday commerce within the areas they were struck.

Chanpigneulles is a commune in northeastern France. There, these 5 franc jetons were minted towards the end of the 19th century. The metal seems to be brass, and they are quite large at 31 millimeters in diameter. An example of a silver octagon jeton appears on this CoinQuest page. Approximate values are as follows:

worn: $10
average circulated: $15
well preserved: $30
fully uncirculated: $80

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Coin: 16876, Genre: Tokens, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201403, Last review: 201603
Appearance: Hexagon ~ Octagon ~ N-sides Metallic brown Dark metallic Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1890, filter: 1890 to 1890
Image: france_jeton_5_francs_1890.jpg
Tags: franciase economic decagon francais francaises 5th dodecagonal france outteredge rim hex francai gaul economat fran gallic franks hexagram edging edged edges gall commune franciaise francaise octagonal octagon pentagon gallen frank fracaise gallens economia dodecagon economy economiques octogan francie laminoirs hexagon octolobe eight fancs francs franc heptagonal french dodecahedron edge polygon