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2.5 Francs Maison du Colon
| Uitgever | American Officer's Club - Maison du Colon |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1942 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Paper |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Plain cream-coloured paper chit with black letterpress text only, entirely without vignette or decorative underprint. A serial number appears at top centre, with the issuer name, subtitle, and chit type in descending sans-serif capitals. The denomination "2 FR. 50" is repeated in bold at lower left and lower right. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Blank reverse with no printed text or design elements. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Maison du Colon in Algiers functioned as a social and administrative hub for French colonial settlers — and briefly, following the November 1942 Allied landings in North Africa, as an American Officers' Club. This scrip was issued to facilitate internal transactions during that occupation, bypassing the complications of exchanging military payment certificates or French francs in a semi-formal mess environment.
The 2.5 franc denomination is the telling detail: it reflects local pricing structures, not American monetary habits, suggesting the scrip was designed with existing canteen tariffs in mind rather than imposed from above.