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1 franc - Chambre de Commerce de Blois [41]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Blois et de Loir-et-Cher |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress note with a decorative border of foliate and ribbon motifs enclosing circular corner medallions bearing the denomination numeral. A scroll cartouche at top centre carries the departmental inscription, while the large bold legend 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BLOIS' spans the upper field above the prominent guilloche underprint centred on the numeral '1'. Signature lines for the Treasurer and President appear in the lower half, flanking the serial number, with the issue date set in a scroll cartouche at the base and the printer's imprint at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Blue letterpress reverse with matching foliate border and corner medallions bearing the '1f' denomination. A scroll cartouche at top centre displays the validity date range '1915-1917', and the lower cartouche carries the redemption deadline date. The central field bears the full guarantee text in italic script, and a circular embossed dry-stamp of the Chambre de Commerce de Blois et de Loir-et-Cher, enclosing a crowned coat of arms, is applied to the right. |
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Emergency fractional paper money issued by French chambres de commerce proliferated rapidly in 1915 as the wartime coin shortage stripped small denominations from everyday commerce. The Blois chamber was among dozens of regional bodies that stepped into the gap left by the Banque de France, which was not equipped to produce low-value token notes in sufficient quantity or speed. L. Cassan Aîné in Toulouse handled printing for several of these provincial emissions — the geographic distance between Blois and Toulouse says nothing unusual about the arrangement; Cassan had the capacity and the paper stock when local printers did not.
JP#28.3 à 4 distinguishes between at least two varieties within this emission, most likely differentiated by serial numbering or minor typographic variation.