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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce du Havre 76
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce du Havre / Ville du Havre |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | JP#68-22/23 |
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| Obverse lettering | VILLE DU HAVRE ET CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU HAVRE ÉMISSION APPROUVÉE PAR L'ADMINISTRATION SUPÉRIEURE UN FRANC ÉCHANGEABLE CONTRE DES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE Le Président de la Chambre de Commerce Le Maire de la Ville du Havre 1920 |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Le Havre's Chamber of Commerce began issuing emergency fractional notes during the First World War, when the hoarding of coins stripped small-denomination currency from everyday commerce across France. The 1920 date on this piece reflects how long that emergency infrastructure persisted — French chambres de commerce were still plugging the same gap years after the Armistice, with central authorities slow to restore adequate coin supply.
Berger-Levrault, the Nancy-based printer behind this note, had deep roots in official French government printing. Their involvement lent these local issues a degree of technical credibility that many wartime emergency notes lacked.