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2 Francs - Chambres de Commerce de Quimper et de Brest [29]
| Issuer | Chambres de Commerce de Quimper et de Brest |
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| Year | 1915-1922 |
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| Size | 106 × 75 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRES DE COMMERCE DE QUIMPER & DE BREST BONS DE DEUX FRANCS LES PRÉSIDENTS de la Chambre de Commerce de Quimper // de la Chambre de Commerce de Brest 1921 Oberthur - Rennes ( 5785 - 20 ) (Translation: Chambers of Commerce of Quimper and Brest Good for Two Francs The Presidents of the Quimper Chamber of Commerce // of the Brest Chamber of Commerce 1921 Oberthur - Rennes (5785 - 20)) |
| Reverse description | Plain cream paper with a simple dotted and ruled rectangular border, the corners ornamented with stylised floral rosettes. The entire field is occupied by a lengthy legal text in cursive script setting out the joint liability of the two Chambers and the conditions of redemption and territorial validity of the notes. |
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The joint chamber of commerce arrangement between Quimper and Brest was itself unusual — most French departmental emergency issues during the First World War were organized around a single chamber, but the two Finistère cities pooled their authority, producing a shared series that ran well past the Armistice and into the early 1920s. The multiple JP reference variants indicate successive emissions rather than one continuous print run, reflecting the persistent shortage of small change that lingered long after the war itself ended.
Oberthur in Rennes was the logical choice — geographically close to Finistère and already the dominant printer of French regional emergency currency during this period.