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1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce et Ville d'Orléans 45
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce du Loiret et Ville d'Orléans |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Printer | Imprimerie Auguste Goût et Cie, Orléans, France |
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| Obverse lettering | VILLE D`ORLEANS CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU LOIRET UN FRANC 1fr Ce billet garanti par dépôt d'égale somme au TRÉSOR, est toujours échangeable contre des billets de Banque à la RECETTE GÉNÉRALE, ORLÉANS. Ce billet de la troisième émission, devra, sous peine de prescription, être présenté au remboursement dans un délai de DEUX ANS, à dater du JOUR D'EMISSION |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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French chambers of commerce began issuing emergency small-denomination paper during WWI to compensate for the near-total disappearance of metal coinage from circulation — hoarding and wartime metal demands had stripped everyday commerce of practical change. The Chambre de Commerce du Loiret was among dozens of regional bodies that filled this void, producing notes that circulated locally with varying degrees of official tolerance. Auguste Goût et Cie handled much of the printing for Orléans-region emergency issues, working out of the city itself rather than routing to a Paris house.
The JP#95-17/18 reference covers two closely related types; distinguishing them requires attention to minor typographical variants in the text block.