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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne 64
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark green ink on plain paper within a ruled rectangular border and presents the heading DÉPARTEMENT DES BASSES-PYRÉNÉES across the top. Three heraldic vignettes are arranged horizontally at centre: the arms of Bayonne (motto NUNQUAM POLLUTA) on the left, a central octagonal cartouche bearing the Chambre de Commerce seal, and the arms of a second municipality (motto URBIS PALLADIUM ET GENTIS) on the right, each flanked by laurel sprays. Below the vignettes a redemption notice reads: Ce billet devra être présenté au remboursement avant le 1er Juillet 1922. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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French chambers of commerce issued emergency fractional notes en masse from 1914 onward as small coinage disappeared almost entirely from circulation — hoarded by the public and consumed by wartime metal demands. Bayonne's chamber was among dozens authorized under the decree of 30 July 1914, and the 1 Franc denomination addressed the most acute shortage in everyday retail transactions.
The JP# spread across four catalog numbers suggests multiple printing variants within the same type — typically differing in date, series letter, or minor typographic adjustments rather than substantive redesign.