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| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Amiens |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress note on buff paper, with a left-side vignette of a standing allegorical female figure in classical drapery set within an arched frame, flanked by fine guilloche border work. The upper field carries the inscriptions VILLE D'AMIENS and BANQUE DUVETTE above the large central denomination UN FRANC and date 15 Septembre 1914, with the city arms in the upper right corner. The lower portion bears two manuscript signatures above the line Les Délégués de la Chambre de Commerce, followed by three further manuscript signatures, with the serial number in a framed cartouche at foot centre and the printer's imprint IMP. DU PROGRÈS at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | VILLE D'AMIENS | BANQUE DUVETTE | UN FRANC | 15 Septembre 1914 | Le Maire | L'Emetteur | Les Délégués de la Chambre de Commerce | IMP. DU PROGRÈS |
| Reverse description | The entire reverse is covered by an intricate blue underprint of stylised bamboo stalks and foliage repeated across the field, enclosed within a decorative scalloped outer border. A central rectangular guilloche panel contains the large numeral 1, and smaller numeral 1 appears in squared cartouches at each of the four corners. No additional text is present. |
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