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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Perigueux 24
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Périgueux |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue-violet on cream paper within a rectangular decorative border, the reverse presents a large central oval text block containing the guarantee clause, flanked by circular medallions bearing the numeral 1. Below the text block, an oval townscape vignette renders a panoramic view of Périgueux with the cathedral silhouette and a medieval tower at right. The names of the four principal towns of the Chambre's jurisdiction — PÉRIGUEUX, NONTRON, RIBERAC, SARIAT — appear in the upper corners, with the issuer's title running across the top of the composition. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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French chambres de commerce were authorized to issue emergency small-denomination notes from 1914 onward as the war drained metallic coin from circulation almost immediately. The Périgueux chamber's franc notes were printed locally by Ronteix, a Dordogne lithographer with no particular specialized security printing background — which shows in the relatively modest execution compared to chambers that contracted with Parisian or larger regional firms.
The JP#98-18/19 reference covers two closely related varieties distinguished by minor typographic differences. Worth identifying carefully before cataloging.