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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce d'Avignon et de Vaucluse 84
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Avignon et de Vaucluse |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 1925 |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress note with a dense repeating text underprint reading 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'AVIGNON' across the entire field. At the top centre, the coat of arms of Avignon surmounted by a mural crown and flanked by laurel branches, with the inscription 'A BEC et GRIFFES / AVIGNON' on a ribbon below; flanking coats of arms on the left and right margins identify the towns of Carpentras and Orange respectively. The denomination 'UN FRANC' appears in a bold guilloche cartouche at centre, above the serial number, with the date '1922' printed at upper left and right. Signature lines for 'Le Président' and 'Le Trésorier' are positioned at lower left and right, each bearing a manuscript signature, with the printer's imprint 'BERGER LEVRAULT NANCY-PARIS STRASBOURG' at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1922 CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'AVIGNON ET DE VAUCLUSE A BEC et GRIFFES AVIGNON UN FRANC CARPENTRAS ORANGE APTA FELICIBUS TRIUMPHIS Le Président Le Trésorier BERGER LEVRAULT NANCY-PARIS STRASBOURG |
| Reverse description | Blue letterpress reverse with the same repeating 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'AVIGNON' text underprint throughout the field. At the top centre, a circular vignette encloses an anchor and fish motif surrounded by the legend 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'AVIGNON'. The words 'TROISIÈME ÉMISSION DE REMPLACEMENT 1922' are printed in large red letters across the upper portion of the note. The central text block, printed in blue, sets out the legal terms of issue and the redemption deadline of 31 December 1925, citing the deliberation of the Chambre de Commerce of 26 October 1921. The border consists of a guilloche rosette pattern with small corner vignettes. |
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