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2 Francs - départements du Nord [59], de l'Aisne [02] et de l'Oise [60]
| Issuer | Syndicat des Communes des Départements du Nord, de l'Aisne et de l'Oise |
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| Year | 1916-1917 |
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| Value | 2 Francs |
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| Obverse description | The note is enclosed within a decorative floral and scrollwork border. The denomination numeral 2 appears in bold at each of the four corners. The central field carries the full text of the bond obligation in letterpress, with the series number and emission date filled in by hand. A control cachet stamp is applied to the left side. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is enclosed within a matching ornate scrollwork and foliate border. The denomination numeral 2 is printed in bold at each corner. The central field carries letterpress text listing the participating commune groups of the emission, headed by the legend noting a total issue of 12 million Francs. |
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One of the more unusual monetary arrangements to emerge from the German occupation of northern France, this note was issued by a syndicate of municipalities — not a bank, not a national treasury, but a coalition of communes in three occupied départements scrambling to fill the vacuum left when regular currency dried up. The Syndicat des Communes was essentially an administrative improvisation, and its notes circulated in territory that Paris could not reach.
The watermark is notable given the circumstances — securing watermarked paper stock in occupied France in 1916 was not trivial, and it points to some degree of advance planning or outside facilitation before the occupation fully tightened.