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1 Franc - Chambres de Commerce de Mâcon [71] et de Bourg [01]
| Issuer | Chambres de Commerce de Mâcon et de Bourg-en-Bresse |
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| Year | 1915-1921 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue-grey on a light guilloche underprint repeating the names of both chambers of commerce. The heading reads CHAMBRES DE COMMERCE / MACON / BOURG across the top, flanked by the municipal coats of arms of Mâcon (left) and Bourg (right). The large central denomination UN FRANC appears in bold letterpress, below which a serial number is printed; two red circular validation cachets of the respective Chambres de Commerce are applied by hand, and the facsimile signatures of both presidents appear above the printer's imprint X. PERROUX & FILS / MACON at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRES DE COMMERCE MACON BOURG | UN FRANC | Le Président | Le Président | X. PERROUX & FILS MACON |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in olive-green and features an elaborate foliate vignette border composed of grapevines, fruit, and foliage enclosing the central denomination 1 FRANC in large bold type. A caduceus motif appears at the top centre of the border, and a Gallic rooster is positioned at the lower centre. Above the denomination the emission date EMISSION DU 1er Septbre 1915 is typeset, while below appears the redemption clause REMBOURSABLE EN BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE JUSQU'AU 1er Sept.bre 1920; a text guilloche underprint repeating the names of both chambers fills the field. |
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