1920 France Commune of Rouen 10 Centimes Emergency Coinage - Great Condition, Aluminum - Department of Seine -

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Issuer:    Commune of Rouen (Department of Seine-Maritime) 
Ruling authority:    Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type:    Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year:   1920
Value:    10 Centimes (0.10)
Currency:    Franc (1795-1959)
Composition:    Aluminium
Weight:   1.1 g
Diameter:    23 mm
Thickness:    1.2 mm
Shape:    Round
Technique:    Milled

Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy during the Middle Ages. It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman and Angevin dynasties, which ruled both England and large parts of modern France from the 11th to the 15th centuries. From the 13th century onwards, the city experienced a remarkable economic boom, thanks in particular to the development of textile factories and river trade. Claimed by both the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War, it was on its soil that Joan of Arc was tried and burned alive on 30 May 1431.