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1 Franc / Frange
| Emittente | Territoire de Koritza (French Military Administration) |
|---|---|
| Anno | 1920 |
| Tipo | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Valuta | Franc (1795-2001) |
| Composizione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Dimensioni | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Forma | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Stampatore | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Disegnatore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Incisore/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| In circolazione fino al | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Riferimento/i | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione del dritto | Printed on pink paper within a plain rectangular border, the obverse carries the heading 'Territoire de Koritza.' in bold letterpress at top centre. The denomination 'Un Franc' is set in large type to the right, below which the issuing authority is identified as 'Le Lieutenant Colonel Commandant du Territoire' in two lines of italic script, accompanied by a manuscript signature. To the left, a large circular French military stamp reading 'ARMEE D'ORIENT — COMMANDEMENT MILITAIRE DE PORT' with a central vignette is applied in black ink. |
|---|---|
| Legenda del dritto | Territoire de Koritza. Un Franc Le Lieutenant Colonel Commandant du Territoire |
| Descrizione del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Legenda del rovescio | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Firma/e | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Tipo di protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Descrizione della protezione | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Varianti | Accedi per vedere i dettagli |
| Commenti |
Korça (Koritza in French transliteration) was administered as a French-protected zone from 1916 to 1920, a peculiar interlude carved out during the collapse of Ottoman authority and the chaos of the First World War's Balkan front. France established a nominal autonomous Albanian administration there under its military umbrella, and this note is a direct product of that arrangement — local currency for a territory that existed, politically speaking, on borrowed time.
The S-prefix in the Pick reference correctly flags this as a local or provisional issue rather than a national one. The official stamp serving as the primary security feature is characteristic of improvised military-administered currencies, where printing infrastructure was limited and authentication had to be applied post-production.
French forces withdrew in 1920 and the territory was absorbed into the Albanian state, making this a very short-lived issue from a jurisdiction that ceased to exist entirely.