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1 franc - Chambre de Commerce de Clermont-Ferrand, Issoire [63]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Clermont-Ferrand, Issoire |
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| Year | 1914-1925 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CLERMONT-FERRAND, ISSOIRE Série 2 N° 6,227 BON DE UN FRANC REMBOURSABLE EN BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE DONT LA MOINDRE COUPURE EST DE CINQ FRANCS SOUS LA GARANTIE DE LA CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CLERMONT-FERRAND Le Président de la Chambre de Commerce Le Trésorier de la Chambre de Commerce MONT-LOUIS CLERMONT-Ft |
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| Protection description | Circular blue ink validation stamp of the Chambre de Commerce de Clermont-Ferrand applied to the reverse |
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French chambers of commerce became de facto monetary authorities after August 1914, when the wartime coin shortage drove small change almost entirely out of circulation. The Clermont-Ferrand and Issoire chamber was one of dozens that stepped in with locally printed emergency fractional notes — a stopgap that then dragged on for over a decade as France struggled to restore metallic coinage. Mont-Louis, the Clermont-Ferrand printer responsible for this series, was a regional house rather than a specialist security printer, which shows in the relatively modest production quality compared to chambers that contracted with Paris firms.