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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce de Toulouse 31
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Toulouse |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE TOULOUSE Délibération du 6 Novembre 1914 UN FRANC Le Trésorier Le Président 023941 S5 Échangeable contre des Billets de la Banque de France C. BERDOULAT - TOULOUSE |
| Reverse description | Four circular medallions containing the numeral value are positioned at each corner of the note, each surrounded by foliate guilloche ornament. A large central oval vignette illustrates a knight seated before a castle and bearing the coat of arms of Toulouse. Two subsidiary circles at left and right record the dates of validity of the note. |
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Toulouse's Chamber of Commerce began issuing its own fractional notes in 1914 as small change essentially vanished from French circulation — hoarding hit bronze and nickel coins almost immediately after mobilization was declared in August. Chambers of Commerce across France were granted emergency authority to fill that gap, and Berdoulat, a local Toulouse printer, handled production for this series rather than a Paris security house.
The JP#122 reference covers eight date variants, which suggests sustained use well into the war years rather than a single print run.