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2 francs Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne 64
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne |
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| Year | 1915-1917 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue on cream paper and headed 'DÉPARTEMENT DES BASSES-PYRÉNÉES' in bold arched lettering. The central vignette presents the octagonal seal of the Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne — bearing a three-masted sailing vessel and the motto VIGENT FIDE — flanked by two municipal coats of arms, each accompanied by a Latin motto scroll: 'NUNQUAM POLLUTA' to the left and 'URBIS PALLADIUM ET GENTIS' to the right, all framed by laurel and oak branches within a fine guilloche border. At the foot, a text line specifies the redemption deadline: 'Ce billet devra être présenté au remboursement avant le 1er Mars 1920'. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Chambres de Commerce emergency notes issued across France from 1914 onward were a direct response to the hoarding crisis that stripped small-denomination coinage from circulation within weeks of mobilization. Bayonne's chamber was among the earlier provincial issuers to act, and the 2-franc denomination was the highest the chamber authorized — a ceiling that reflected both the legal limits on local issuance and the practical reality of what daily commerce in the Pays Basque required.
The JP#21-19 à 23 range covers five distinct date or control variants within the series, making assembly of a complete run genuinely challenging.