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2 Francs - Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai 59
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 2 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CAMBRAI DEUXIÈME SÉRIE N° 95,040 DEUX FRANCS 15 Septembre 1914 Le Trésorier Le Président Le Caissier Le présent billet sera remboursé par la Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai cent jours après la signature de la paix. IMP. DELIGNE & Cie CAMBRAI |
| Reverse description | Reverse printed in red on cream paper, sharing the identical ornamental border design as the obverse, with caduceus column motifs at each side, laurel-framed medallions with a helmeted female head at the lower corners, and the issuer's name on a scroll banner at the top. The numeral '2' appears in guilloche cartouches at left and right, while the centre field is unprinted save for a framed redemption clause at the foot. A circular blue control stamp is applied to the right portion of the note. |
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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.