Katalog
Warum registrieren? Nur um Bots aus unserem Katalog fernzuhalten. Ihre E-Mail bleibt privat — wir geben sie nie weiter und senden Ihnen nichts Unerwünschtes. Das garantieren wir Ihnen!
| Emittent | Chambre de Commerce de Bourges |
|---|---|
| Jahr | 1915-1922 |
| Typ | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Nennwert | 1 Franc |
| Währung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Material | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Größe | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Form | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Druckerei | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Designer | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Stecher | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Im Umlauf bis | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Referenz(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
|---|---|
| Vorderseitenlegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Blue lithograph with a plain ruled border enclosing the legal text field; at the top, a central oval vignette presents the full arms of Bourges surmounted by a turreted crown, supported by two putti on scrollwork and flanked by pendant fruit and floral garlands. The lower portion carries the guarantee and redemption text in letterpress, with the denomination numeral '1F' in circular cartouches at the lower left and right corners, and the alphanumeric serial number printed in bold black type at the foot. |
| Rückseitenlegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Unterschrift(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Sicherheitsmerkmal | Watermark, Monogram stamp |
| Beschreibung der Sicherheitsmerkmale | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Varianten | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Anmerkungen |
French chambers of commerce were authorized to issue emergency small-denomination notes beginning in 1914, filling the void left when hoarding stripped metal coinage from circulation almost overnight at the outbreak of war. Bourges was among the earliest provincial chambers to act on that authorization. The Tardy firm — listed here as Vve Tardy-Pigelet & Fils, a family operation that had been printing in Bourges for generations — handled both design and production locally, which was unusual; most provincial chambers contracted outside specialists.
The JP# variants span a long series of dated issues across the authorization window, with subtle typographic and stamp differences distinguishing each. The monogram stamp was applied to validate individual issue runs, making unstamped examples technically irregular.