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1 Franc - Chambres de Commerce de la Marne
| Issuer | Chambres de Commerce de la Marne |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse description | The denomination numeral '1' appears in circular cartouches at upper left and right, with the issuer title in a scrolled banner at top. A bold '1 franc' inscription occupies the centre-left, beside a detailed intaglio vignette of Reims Cathedral. Lateral borders carry ornamental grapevine guilloche garlands, with presidents' signatures below centre and the printer's imprint at bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | Chambres de Commerce de la Marne 1 1 franc LES PRÉSIDENTS: DEBAR IMP REIMS |
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The Chambres de Commerce de la Marne was one of dozens of French regional chambers that stepped into the currency vacuum left by the First World War, when small-denomination coinage had been hoarded almost entirely out of circulation. By 1920, the acute shortage had eased nationally, but many chambers continued issuing well past the armistice — administrative inertia, residual local demand, and the sheer cost of retiring existing stock all played a role.
Debar & Cie printed from their Reims premises — a city still operating under significant postwar reconstruction pressure, having been heavily shelled throughout the war.