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1 franc - Trésorerie aux Armées type 1919
| Issuer | Trésorerie aux Armées |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Printer | Imprimerie Nationale, Paris, France |
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| Obverse lettering | TRESORERIE AVX ARMEES 1 FRANC Le Payeur Général aux Armées, L.VALLÉE DEL. IMP.NAT. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE Le remboursement de ce billet dont la contre-valeur est déposée à la Banque de France devra être demandé avant l'expiration de la 4e année qui suivra la cessation des hostilités. Ce billet est remboursable aux caisses des payeurs des Armées Française et Alliées et à toutes les caisses publiques, dans la zone délimitée pour sa circulation. |
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The Trésorerie aux Armées notes were produced specifically for French military personnel operating in occupied territories after the Armistice, circulating in zones where ordinary Banque de France currency was deliberately excluded — partly to control black market exchange with civilian populations and partly to prevent franc-denominated funds from leaking into local economies without oversight. The 1919 type represents the tail end of that system, issued as demobilization was already underway and the administrative rationale for a separate military treasury was rapidly dissolving.
Ludovic Vallée, a prolific designer at the Imprimerie Nationale, contributed to several wartime and postwar emergency issues. His work here was functional rather than ambitious — these notes were never intended for longevity.