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2 Francs - Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne 64
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Value | 2 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Issued by the Chambre de Commerce de Bayonne, Département des Basses-Pyrénées, this note carries the denomination 2 Francs with a six-digit serial number and bears two manuscript signatures in the roles of Treasurer and President. The deliberation date of August 26, 1921 and the reimbursement deadline of August 26, 1924 are printed in full; no printer's name appears and the note is without watermark. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red on plain paper and centres on an octagonal guilloche vignette flanked by two municipal coats of arms: the left shield carries the motto NUNQUAM POLLUTA and the right shield bears URBIS PALLADIUM ET GENTIS, both suspended on scrolled banners with foliate laurel branches. The header reads DÉPARTEMENT DES BASSES-PYRÉNÉES, and a text line at the foot states the reimbursement deadline: Ce billet devra être présenté au remboursement avant le 26 Août 1924. |
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French chambers of commerce were authorized to issue emergency small-denomination notes following the acute coin shortage that developed after 1914, and many continued doing so well into the 1920s as official coinage remained scarce. Bayonne's chamber was among the provincial issuers that persisted longest, which is why a 1921 date appears unremarkable until you consider that most metropolitan chambers had already wound down their emissions by 1919–1920.
The JP reference splits this across two catalog numbers (71/72), indicating a known variant — most likely a difference in serial numbering format or signatory.