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1 Franc Clermont-Ferrand
| Issuer | Etablissements A. Olier, Clermont-Ferrand (Commando No. 142) |
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| Year | 1940-1945 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Plain red paper note with all text printed in black letterpress. The heading 'COMMANDO N° 142' appears in bold capitals across the upper portion, separated by a horizontal rule from the issuer line 'Etabts A. OLIER - Clermont-Ferrand' in the centre. The denomination '1 fr.' is printed in a large bold typeface in the lower half. |
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| Reverse lettering | Cette monnaie de camp provisoire doit être seulement utilisée par les prisonniers de guerre de l'Axe. — Elle n'est valable qu'à l'intérieur du Commando N° 142. ----------------------------- Dieses provisorische lagergeld ist nur für kriegsgefangene der Achsenmächte verwendbar. — Es ist nur innerhalb des Kommandos Nr 142 gültig. |
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A. Olier was a commercial firm in Clermont-Ferrand pressed into service as a prisoner-of-war camp canteen operator under the German occupation. Commando No. 142 was one of thousands of small work detachments — Arbeitskommandos — dispersed across occupied France, and these scrip notes were issued specifically to prevent POWs from accumulating Reichsmarks or French francs that could fund escape attempts. The paper currency only held value within the canteen itself.
The red paper stock was a deliberate choice across many such issues, not an aesthetic one — color differentiation helped guards identify contraband currency at a glance.