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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 | 1917 |
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| Printer | Imprimerie E. Trochard, Chartres, France |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red on white with a repeating 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE EURE & LOIR' letterpress underprint filling the field. The year '1917' is set within a decorative frame at the top centre, flanked by wheat-sheaf vignettes that extend along the central oval border. Circular guilloche roundels at left and right each carry the denomination '1 fr.' in bold numerals, while ribbon banderoles at the four corners name the principal towns of the department: Châteaudun, Chartres, Nogent-le-Rotrou and Dreux. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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French Chambers of Commerce were authorized to issue emergency small-denomination notes in 1914 after the outbreak of war triggered an immediate hoarding crisis that drained coin from circulation almost overnight. The Eure-et-Loir chamber, based in Chartres, was among dozens of regional bodies that stepped in to fill the void — printing locally rather than waiting on a central authority that was itself under severe strain.
Trochard was the obvious choice: an established Chartres printer with the equipment to handle watermarked stock. The JP#45-7/8 reference covers two closely related types, distinguished by minor typographic variants that collectors still argue about.