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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce d'Annecy [74]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Annecy |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and blue on a pink underprint carrying the repeated text 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ANNECY' as a guilloche background. The issuer's title and authorization date appear at the top in blue letterpress. To the left, a circular red vignette bears the arms of the Chambre de Commerce de la Haute-Savoie within a laurel wreath; to the right, a second circular vignette presents an alpine landscape with a railway viaduct, inscribed 'SAINT-JULIEN · ANNECY · BONNEVILLE · THONON ·'. The denomination 'UN FRANC' occupies the centre in large black type, flanked below by signature lines for 'Le Trésorier' and 'Le Président', with the series designation 'R. 2e Série' in red. A decorative blue border of floral and geometric ornaments frames the entire note. |
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Annecy's Chamber of Commerce turned to emergency fractional currency in 1917 because the war had driven small coinage almost entirely out of circulation — hoarding and metal requisitions for the war effort left everyday transactions nearly impossible. Hundreds of French chambers of commerce issued similar notes during this period, but each was legally valid only within its own département, which meant this note could not travel far from Haute-Savoie.
B. Arnaud printed from Villeurbanne, a suburban commune absorbed into greater Lyon. The JP#10 reference covers three catalogue numbers for this value, suggesting meaningful variety across the series — likely in serial numbering, signature combinations, or underprint colour.