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1 franc - Chambre de Commerce de Boulogne-sur-Mer [62]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Boulogne-sur-Mer |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress and lithographic note printed in brown on a green guilloche underprint repeating the text CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BOULOGNE SUR MER. The issuer's title is set across the top, flanked by an oval central vignette at upper centre enclosing an allegorical anchor and maritime emblem beneath a radiant triangle. The denomination UN FRANC is printed in large bold type at centre, with the figure 1 overprinted in red. Two oval side panels carry explanatory legal texts, and two manuscript signature lines appear below the denomination, captioned Le Trésorier and Le Président de la Chambre de Commerce. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BOULOGNE-SUR-MER Délibération de la Chambre du 14 Août 1914 Emission de bons de monnaie divisionnaire autorisée par décision de M. le Ministre du Commerce en date du 20 août 1914 UN FRANC 1 Toute imitation frauduleuse des bons de monnaie émis par la Chambre de Commerce sera poursuivie en vertu de la loi. Le Trésorier. Le Président de la Chambre de Commerce. N 012,896 SOCIETE TYPO-LITHO. BOULOGNE |
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When the war froze normal banking operations in August 1914, French chambers of commerce across the north stepped in to fill the coin vacuum almost immediately. Boulogne-sur-Mer's chamber was among the earliest, and this issue reflects genuinely local production — Société Typo-Litho had no specialized banknote pedigree, which shows in the relatively simple execution compared to chambers that contracted Paris printers.
The JP#31.4 à 6 range indicates at least three distinct varieties, most likely differentiated by date, signature, or serial prefixes. Boulogne's position as a major Channel port under wartime pressure made small-denomination emergency scrip not a formality but a daily necessity.