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2 Francs - Chambre de Commerce de Bordeaux 33
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Bordeaux |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Size | 98 × 58 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 FRANCS Emission en 1917 de bons remboursables à toute époque mais avant le 31 décembre 1923 par les caisses publiques de la Circonscription et à la Banque de France à Bordeaux. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce began issuing these small-denomination emergency notes in 1914 when the mobilization crisis drained metallic coinage from circulation almost overnight. By 1917 the practice was well-established across French provincial chambers, but Bordeaux was among the more prolific issuers, producing multiple type variants across several denominations through Gounouilhou — a long-established Bordeaux printing house better known for newspaper work than financial instruments.
The JP#30-17/18/19 grouping covers distinct watermark and serial variants within the same year, which complicates attribution and makes type identification essential before cataloging condition.