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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Rochefort-sur-Mer 17
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Rochefort-sur-Mer |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse lettering | 5ème SERIE CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE ROCHEFORT-SUR-MER Délibération du 25 février 1920 1 FRANC Le Trésorier Le Président 713,804 IMP. KELLER FRÈRES ANGOULÊME |
| Reverse description | Printed in dark blue-green on a pale ground, the reverse is dominated by a large central oval guilloche underprint bearing the bold letterpress inscription '1 FRANC'. The upper portion of the oval carries a curved guarantee text stating that the note is backed by an equivalent Treasury deposit and exchangeable for Banque de France billets at Rochefort-sur-Mer. A lower arc of text sets the redemption deadline of 31 December 1925, with the series designation '5ème SÉRIE' repeated in circular cartouches at the upper left and right corners, and the numeral '1' in smaller circular frames at the lower corners. |
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Rochefort's Chamber of Commerce began issuing small-denomination notes during World War One as small change evaporated from circulation across France — hoarded, melted, or simply worn out of existence. By 1920, many provincial chambers were winding down their emergency issues, but some, including Rochefort, continued printing to meet persistent demand. Keller Frères in Angoulême handled a substantial volume of this regional emergency paper, and their work for the Charente-Inférieure and surrounding departments is well documented in the JP census.
JP#107-19/20 indicates this falls within the later serially numbered issues for this chamber.