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1 Franc
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Philippeville |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE PHILIPPEVILLE UN FRANC Le Président Le Secrétaire Trésorier |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE PHILIPPEVILLE Extrait des Délibérations de la Chambre de Commerce de Philippeville EN DATE DU 10 NOVEMBRE 1914 ÉCHANGEABLE CONTRE DES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE D'ALGÉRIE IMP. MOULLOT MARSEILLE |
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Philippeville — now Skikda in northeastern Algeria — was under French colonial administration when the First World War disrupted normal monetary supply chains almost immediately after August 1914. Local chambers of commerce across French-administered territories and metropolitan France issued emergency fractional notes to compensate for the hoarding and disappearance of coins, which happened with striking speed in the war's opening weeks.
Moullot fils aîné was a well-established Marseille commercial printer, not a specialist banknote house — their involvement reflects the improvised nature of these wartime émissions de nécessité rather than any institutional printing contract.