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1 Franc
| Issuer | Municipality of Korçë (Albanian notgeld) |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress in black over a red guilloche underprint, with the Albanian double-headed eagle vignette centred in the design and the denomination "1 fr" in circular cartouches to each side. Bilingual text in French and Albanian is arranged in two flanking columns, with two manuscript signatures below and the place and date of issue "KORÇË / 10-10-17" together with the serial number at the foot. The engraver's and printer's credits are lettered along the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIKA SHQIPÊTARE 1 fr A VUE ET AU PORTEUR LA DIRECTION DES FINANCES PATERA LA SOMME DE UN FRANC LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES ME TE PARE DIREKCIA E FINANCES DOT'I PACUAJE SJELLESIT SUMEN TE NJÊ FRANGE LE PRESIDENT DU CONSEIL KORÇE 10-10-17 GRAVEUR. DAVIER IMPR. A. A. VANGHELT - KORYTZA (Translation: Albanian Republic. On sight and to bearer the Finance Department will pay the sum of one franc. The Director of Finances. On demand, the Directorate of Finance will pay the bearer the sum of one franc. The President of the Council.) |
| Reverse description | Printed throughout in red-brown on plain paper, the reverse presents the denomination in both French and Albanian set within a dense geometric guilloche pattern of repeating chevron and wave motifs filling the entire field. A circular control handstamp in violet ink is applied to the upper right area. |
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