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2 Francs - Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai 59
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red letterpress design on cream paper, with a decorative border incorporating caduceus motifs at the lateral margins and small circular medallions with a helmeted female head at each lower corner, flanked by laurel sprigs. The issuer's title appears on a ribbon scroll at the top, while the denomination 'DEUX Francs' is set in large bold type at centre, with the numeral '2' in guilloche cartouches left and right. Three manuscript signatures appear below the date, assigned respectively to the Treasurer, President, and Cashier, above a framed redemption clause at the foot. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Cambrai Chamber of Commerce began issuing emergency paper money in 1914 as the German advance into northern France severed normal banking operations. Cambrai itself fell under German occupation in late August 1914 and remained occupied until October 1918 — meaning these notes circulated throughout the entire war under enemy administration, filling the void left by the withdrawal of Banque de France currency.
Printed locally by Deligne before the occupation took hold, the notes were produced under conditions that would not last. Whether the press continued operating under German authority is not firmly established in available records.