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1 Franc Green and orange
| Uitgever | Chambre de Commerce d'Oran |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1921 |
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| Waarde | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ORAN Délibération du 25 Mars 1921 1 fr. فرنك (Translation: Oran Chamber of Commerce. Deliberation of March 25, 1921. 1 franc. Franc [in Arabic].) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Green print on orange underprint. The central vignette features two allegorical figures — a seated woman and a man with an ox — representing agriculture and commerce, with the coat of arms of Oran at bottom centre. The composition is enclosed within a guilloche border consistent with the obverse. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Chambres de Commerce throughout French Algeria issued their own emergency fractional notes during and after the First World War, filling the acute shortage of small change that the central monetary system failed to address. Oran's chamber was among the more prolific issuers, producing multiple series across several denominations through the early 1920s as the coin shortage dragged on far longer than anyone had anticipated.
Algerian chambre notes of this period are frequently found with heavy handling wear — they circulated hard in a port city economy — and the paper on many surviving examples has absorbed humidity damage consistent with the Mediterranean climate.