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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Châteauroux
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Châteauroux |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse description | Green letterpress note with an elaborate floral and foliate border running the full perimeter. A circular vignette at the top centre bears the municipal coat of arms of Châteauroux. The issue date and alphanumeric serial number are positioned to the left and right of the vignette respectively, with the issuer's name and large-format denomination text occupying the central field. Two manuscript signatures appear below, those of the Treasurer and the President, with a framed approval notice at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | 6 AVRIL 1915 I- 3731 CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CHATEAUROUX BON DE UN FRANC Le Trésorier Le Président Emission approuvée par l'Administration supérieure IMP BADEL CHATEAUROUX (Translation: 6th of April, 1915 I- 3731 Chamber of Commerce of Châteauroux Voucher of one Franc The Treasurer The President Emission approved by the Higher Administration IMP Badel Châteauroux) |
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French chambres de commerce were authorized to issue emergency fractional notes in August 1914 after the mobilization order triggered a near-total withdrawal of coin from circulation. Châteauroux's chamber acted quickly, and by 1915 notes like this were functioning as the primary small-change medium across the Indre département. Badel was a local printer — the chamber didn't reach to Paris or Lyon for the job, which kept production fast but meant modest typographic execution rather than engraved security.
The watermark is the principal anti-counterfeiting measure. JP#46-2/3 distinguishes between two closely related varieties in the series, differentiated by minor typographic or overprint details.