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10 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Rouennaise |
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| Year | 1871 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-2001) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by the issuer's name BANQUE ROUENNAISE in bold letterpress at the upper centre, beneath which the subtitle DE BONS DIVISIONNAIRES and the denomination DIX FRANCS appear in large type. To the left, an oval green guilloche underprint carries the numeral 10, framed by intricate scrollwork and floral vine ornamentation extending across the note. Two manuscript signatures appear in the lower register, flanking a circular official stamp reading TIMBRE POUR LÉGALISATION. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE ROUENNAISE DE BONS DIVISIONNAIRES DIX FRANCS TIMBRE POUR LÉGALISATION Caisse de remboursement ouverte de 9 heures à 12 heures et de 2 à 4 heures, Rue Jean |
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The Banque Rouennaise was one of several provincial French commercial banks that issued emergency small-denomination notes during the Franco-Prussian War and its immediate aftermath, when coin hoarding had effectively stripped the market of circulating specie. This 10 Francs note dates to the period when Rouen, as the principal city of Normandy, was managing the economic disruption of the German occupation and the subsequent Commune crisis — both of which accelerated local paper emissions far beyond peacetime norms.
Printed locally by N. Carteron, the note was never intended for long-term circulation. Provincial emergency issues of this type were typically redeemed and destroyed once Banque de France supply normalized, which is why surviving examples from minor Norman issuers are genuinely uncommon.