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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Chalon-sur-Saône, Autun et Louhans 71
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Chalon-sur-Saône, Autun et Louhans |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Reference(s) | JP#42-18/19 |
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| Reverse description | Pink and blue letterpress note with a guilloche border incorporating shell and foliate motifs along the top edge and repeating ornamental panels on the sides, with the numeral '1' printed in each corner roundel. A large red oval guilloche frame dominates the centre, enclosing the bold denomination '1 FRANC' over a fine repeating text underprint. A circular text cartouche below the oval carries the redemption notice in uppercase letterpress. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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French chambers of commerce began issuing emergency fractional notes in 1914 to address the acute shortage of small change that followed the hoarding and melting of coin in the war's early months. The Chalon-sur-Saône chamber's combined authority with Autun and Louhans reflects a practical consolidation — three smaller commercial districts pooling issuing legitimacy rather than each maintaining separate series. B. Arnaud of Villeurbanne handled a considerable volume of this regional emergency paper throughout the war years, supplying numerous French chambers with modest but serviceable notes.