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1 Franc - Chambre de commerce d'Angoulème [16]

Issuer Chambre de Commerce d'Angoulême
Year 1915
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Value 1 Franc
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Obverse description 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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Reverse description 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.
Reverse lettering 1 | 1 | Ce Bon, garanti par dépôt d'égale somme à la Banque de France, est toujours échangeable aux guichets de sa succursale d'Angoulême et devra sous peine de prescription y être présenté au remboursement dans le délai de cinq ans à dater de ce jour. | 2me Série | 2me Série
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