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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce et Ville d'Orléans 45
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce et Ville d'Orléans |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Printer | Imprimerie Auguste Goût et Cie, Orléans, France |
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| Obverse description | Printed in green on cream paper, the obverse is framed by an ornate Art Nouveau border with two allegorical winged figures reclining at the upper corners flanking the date 1916, and the municipal coat of arms of Orléans centred above the arch. The denomination UN FRANC appears in bold white lettering within a solid green rectangular band across the centre, below which the issuer legend VILLE D'ORLÈANS and the emission date 2 AVRIL 1916 are printed, with two manuscript signatures and the printer's imprint in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, entirely in green on cream paper, carries a dense rococo-style ornamental border with floral and scroll motifs at all four corners and a large diagonal guilloche watermark-style underprint reading CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU LOIRET across the field. The denomination UN FRANC is set in large bold letterpress at the centre, flanked by two columns of small-print legal text in French guaranteeing redemption at the Banque de France branch in Orléans, with the numeral value 1 fr. enclosed in an oval cartouche at the lower centre. |
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| Protection description | Diagonal text watermark reading CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU LOIRET impressed into the paper stock. |
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