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2 francs - Chambre de Commerce de la Creuse [23]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de la Creuse |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Brown letterpress reverse with a matching guilloche outer border and an inner oval frame enclosing the redemption text. A municipal coat of arms is positioned at the upper centre within the oval, flanked by the dates 1915 and 1920 set in decorative cartouches, with foliage and vine vignettes to either side. The denomination numeral 2 appears in guilloche roundels at the lower left and right corners, and the printer's imprint is set at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | 1915 CHAMBRE de COMMERCE DE LA CREUSE 1920 Ce billet, garanti par dépôt d'égale somme à la Banque de France, est toujours échangeable aux guichets de ses succursales de Guéret et Aubusson par cinq francs ou multiples de cinq contre des billets de la Banque de France et devra, sous peine de prescription, être présenté au remboursement avant le 2 Août 1920 2 IMP. P. DUMONT. LIMOGES |
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The Chambres de Commerce emergency issues of 1914–1918 were a direct response to the near-total disappearance of metallic coinage from circulation at the outbreak of war — French citizens were hoarding silver and even bronze, leaving urban commerce largely paralyzed. Individual Chambres were authorized under emergency decrees to print their own small-denomination paper, with each department essentially running its own monetary stopgap.
The Creuse is one of the least populous departments in France, and its Chamber was among the smaller issuers. Imprimerie Pierre Dumont in Limoges handled printing for several regional Chambres during this period, a logical choice given proximity. JP#64.5 distinguishes this specific emission within what can be a confusingly overlapping run of Creuse issues.