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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Chateauroux 36
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Châteauroux et de l'Indre |
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| Year | 1922 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Issued in brown letterpress and intaglio on cream paper with a bee watermark underprint, the obverse carries a detailed architectural vignette of a medieval château with towers set above a multi-arched stone bridge and river, positioned to the right half of the note. Denomination numeral '1' appears in circular cartouches at upper left and lower right, with the issuer's full title spanning the top margin and 'UN FRANC' in large bold type at centre. Two signature lines for the Treasurer and President are placed below the denomination text. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in brown on cream paper with a bee watermark underprint, is framed by a decorative border of alternating quatrefoil and wheat-ear motifs. At centre, a circular medallion encloses a portrait bust of the French novelist George Sand within a laurel wreath, flanked by large '1' numerals and sheaves of wheat on either side. Legal text and the emission date are inscribed above the medallion, with the designer and printer credits at the lower corners. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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