Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Béziers 34
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Béziers |
|---|---|
| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BÉZIERS DÉLIBÉRATION DE LA CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU 5 NOVEMBRE 1914 UN FRANC ÉCHANGEABLE À VUE CONTRE DES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE Le Trésorier Le Président N°49,428 B 12.70 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Watermark incorporated into the paper substrate. |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
Emergency fractional paper money flooded southern France in the weeks following the August 1914 mobilization, when coin hoarding stripped local commerce of its small change almost overnight. The Chambre de Commerce de Béziers was among the first provincial chambers to respond, authorizing this 1 franc note under powers granted by the French government to local commercial bodies when the Banque de France could not fill the gap fast enough.
Cadenat Frères, a Montpellier printer, handled production — a logical regional choice under wartime conditions. Jean Magrou, a sculptor and medallist from Béziers with genuine artistic credentials, provided the design.