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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce d'Annecy [74]

Issuer Chambre de Commerce d'Annecy
Year 1917
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Printer B. Arnaud, Villeurbanne, France (1898-1990)
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Reverse lettering SÉRIE 208 CE BILLET ECHANGEABLE CONTRE DES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE DEVRA ÊTRE PRÉSENTÉ AU REMBOUR-SEMENT AVANT LE 15 MARS 1921.
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Protection description Repetitive text underprint reading 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ANNECY' across both faces; no watermark.
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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.

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