2 Francs - Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai 59

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.