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Coins

Allied forces during the 1914-18
war and after 1945 issued such
coins (notably American and
NATO military bases). (img 1)
Many of these tokens are ea- Img 2
sily identifiable, except for mi-
litary canteens, managed by a
civilian (often a former soldier)
who issued tokens in his or
her name and whose location
is not always easy to deduce.
Research can often be carried
out using postcards issued by
the canteen keeper, as in the
example above for Varin, which
can easily be found on the Del-
campe website via the search Img 4
engine, as the name of the
barracks is not always given,
such as the Cordelier canteen.
(img 2, 3, 4)
There were also tokens for mili-
tary cooperatives (352 in 1930),
which could exist alongside sol-
diers’ homes (some of which
were outside the barracks, par-
ticularly in towns where soldiers
were present), or other charities
such as the Union des Femmes Img 5
de France or the Red Cross
(img 5, 6).

Img 6

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