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1 franc - Chambre de Commerce de la Corrèze [19]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de la Corrèze |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in green on cream paper, the reverse carries a double-rule rectangular frame with chain-link and geometric border ornaments. Circular guilloche medallions bearing the numeral 1 occupy the upper left and upper right corners. The lower centre is occupied by a vignette of the municipal coat of arms of Tulle within a wreath of oak and laurel branches. The main field is filled with the redemption text in letterpress, specifying the deadline of 25 Mars 1920 at the Banque de France branches in Tulle and Brive. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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French Chambers of Commerce were authorized to issue emergency paper money in August 1914 as war mobilization drained metallic currency from circulation almost overnight. The Corrèze chamber began issuing its 1 franc notes in 1915, one of dozens of provincial bodies that effectively kept small transactions functioning while the state focused its metal reserves elsewhere. Limoges-based printer Pierre Dumont handled several regional chamber issues of this period, supplying notes to neighboring departments as well as Corrèze.
The JP#51.12 à 14 reference covers multiple date variants within the series — the suffix range indicates at least three distinct issued dates sharing the same fundamental design.