Katalog
| Emittent | Shqipërie Vetqeveritare (Albanian Self-Government, Korçë) |
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| Jahr | 1917 |
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| Nennwert | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Währung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Material | Paper |
| Größe | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Form | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Druckerei | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Designer | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Stecher | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Im Umlauf bis | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Referenz(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | The obverse is printed in dark brown and red on a guilloche underprint of repeating geometric rosette patterns. At centre, a large double-headed Albanian eagle vignette is flanked on each side by a circular denomination cartouche reading '1 Fr'. The header bears the inscription 'SHQIPËRIE VETOEVERITARE' in bold letterpress, with bilingual promise text in French and Albanian below, two manuscript signature lines, and the place and date 'KORÇA / 1-3-17' at foot, alongside a serial letter and number. The engraver's credit 'GRAVEUR: DAVIER' and printer's imprint 'IMPR. A. A. VANGHELI – KORTIZA' appear along the bottom margin. |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Rückseitenlegende | UN FRANC 1 NJË FRANGË |
| Unterschrift(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Sicherheitsmerkmal | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Beschreibung der Sicherheitsmerkmale | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Varianten | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Anmerkungen |
The Korçë franc notes of 1917 are among the most unusual emergency issues in European numismatic history — produced not by a national government but by a French-administered autonomous zone established in the town of Korçë after French forces occupied the region in late 1916. The "Shqipërie Vetqeveritare" authority was a deliberately limited political construction, designed to placate Albanian national sentiment while keeping the area under French military control during the ongoing Macedonian campaign.
That the notes were printed locally by Vangheli's press, with engraving credited to Davier, rather than sent to France for production, reflects the practical isolation of the zone. Supply lines were unreliable and the need was immediate. The series circulated for barely two years before the zone was dissolved in 1920.