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2 Francs - Chambre de Commerce de Dieppe 76

Issuer Chambre de Commerce de Dieppe
Year 1920
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Reference(s) JP#52-26/27
Obverse description Printed in red on watermarked paper, the obverse carries the title inscription on a ribbon banner across the top and a central oval cartouche enclosing the denomination numeral '2' above the word 'FRANCS', flanked by anchor-and-rope ornaments. The lower half is occupied by a detailed harbour vignette of Dieppe showing a steam packet vessel underway with the town's seafront buildings in the background, while the municipal coat of arms of Dieppe on a decorative shield appears at the bottom centre, with two cursive facsimile signatures placed left and right of the central cartouche beneath their respective title designations.
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Reverse description Printed in red on watermarked paper, the reverse presents a large harbour scene vignette occupying the upper two-thirds of the note, showing steam cargo vessels moored at the quayside with cranes and billowing smoke in a busy port setting. The four corners each carry the numeral '2' within ornamental scroll cartouches. The lower portion contains a rectangular decorative panel with the emission year on a ribbon above a two-paragraph legal text in cursive script relating to the conditions of redemption through the Banque de France.
Reverse lettering EMISSION 1920 La Banque de France est chargée de la mise en circulation et du remboursement des coupures émises. Elle n'en échangera pas pour une somme inférieure à VINGT FRANCS La Chambre de Commerce de Dieppe se réserve de faire fixer par un arrêté le délai de remboursement de ces coupures
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