1 franc Chambers of Commerce Pattern without different and without Domard's signature

France's Chambers of Commerce began issuing emergency chamber money during the coin shortages of World War I, and by 1920 the federation was exploring a unified national franc piece to replace the patchwork of regional tokens still circulating. This particular pattern was struck without the engraver Domard's signature and omits the word "différent" — a deliberate test of how the design read without attribution or regional differentiator, as the federation weighed whether a standardized issue could supersede local chamber authority. The proposal ultimately went nowhere; the Banque de France reasserted its monopoly and the chambers withdrew from coinage entirely within a few years.