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| Emittent | Chambre de Commerce d'Angoulême |
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| Jahr | 1915 |
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| Währung | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Green and yellow guilloche underprint on a cream ground, with the municipal coat of arms of Angoulême at top centre, flanked by caduceus vignettes on both lateral margins and anchor-and-cornucopia cartouches at the lower corners. The issuer's name 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ANGOULÊME' is set in a serif typeface above the large denomination legend 'UN FRANC' in bold letterpress. Two manuscript signatures appear below the denomination lines, captioned 'Le Trésorier' and 'Le Président', with the emission date 'ÉMISSION DU 15 JANVIER 1915' and a serial number in a lower panel; '2me Série' roundels occupy the upper left and right corners. |
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| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Dark blue-green letterpress on cream paper, the entire reverse dominated by a large central oval cartouche containing the guarantee text in flowing script. The four corners carry circular roundels with the numeral '1', two at the top and two at the bottom, with oak-leaf and floral vignette fillers between the oval and the decorative border. '2me Série' appears in roundels at the lower left and right corners. |
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| Anmerkungen |
French chambers of commerce were authorized to issue emergency paper money in 1914 after the outbreak of war triggered an immediate hoarding crisis that stripped small silver and bronze coins from circulation almost overnight. Angoulême's chamber was among the first wave of issuers, and this 1 Franc note was printed locally by Keller Frères rather than sent to a metropolitan printer — a practical choice given wartime disruption to transport and supply chains.
JP#9-11 distinguishes this from related types in the Angoulême series, suggesting variant dates or signatures exist within the broader issue. The watermark security feature is modest by any standard, reflecting the urgency and limited resources under which these emergency pieces were produced.