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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce d'Eure et Loir 28
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Eure-et-Loir |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red and olive-yellow on a cream ground, with the same repetitive 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'EURE & LOIR' letterpress underprint filling the background. The year '1915' appears in a decorative cartouche at the top centre, flanked by scrollwork ornaments. Two large circular medallions at left and right each bear the legend 'UN FRANC' in bold relief, while a central diamond-shaped frame encloses the redemption text in italic script; at the foot, a rectangular panel carries the emission notice 'Émis le 1er Octobre 1915 pour 5 ans'. |
| Reverse lettering | 1915 Ces Bons seront remboursables en billets à la BANQUE DE FRANCE à CHARTRES, à toute époque, jusqu'au 1er Octobre 1920, par groupes de dix au moins de chaque coupure. Émis le 1er Octobre 1915 pour 5 ans. |
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The Chambres de Commerce emergency issues of 1914–1918 exist because the French state catastrophically underestimated the wartime demand for small-denomination currency. Coin hoarding began almost immediately after mobilization, and by late 1914 the shortage of fractional money was genuinely disrupting daily commerce. Local chambers of commerce were authorized to fill the gap — hence this 1 Franc note from Eure-et-Loir, printed locally by Trochard in Chartres rather than by any national authority.
The JP#45-3/4 reference distinguishes among multiple varieties in this series, differentiated by minor typographic and watermark differences that were never standardized across printings.