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2 Francs - Flavigny-le-Petit Guise - 02
| Issuer | Commune of Flavigny-le-Petit |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Printer | G. Adriensence et J. Vannier, Maubeuge-Haumont, France |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on cream paper within an ornate typographic border incorporating scrollwork vignettes at each corner, with the commune name "Flavigny-le-Petit" set in bold display type within a rectangular panel at top. The numeral "2" appears in solid circular cartouches at the upper left and right, while the central field carries the denomination "DEUX FRANCS" in large display type below the issuing authority text referencing the Régions de St. Quentin & de Guise and the Regional Commission at Maubeuge. Three manuscript signatures of the control commission members appear above the series designation and serial number at foot, with a cautionary legend along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Black letterpress on cream paper within a bold typographic border of ruled lines with right-angle corner ornaments. A large central diamond-shaped panel flanked by decorative foliate sprays carries the redemption clause in roman type, while the numeral "2" is repeated in solid circular cartouches at upper left and right, echoing the obverse layout. The printer's imprint appears in small type along the lower margin. |
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Flavigny-le-Petit is a small commune in the Nord department, and like dozens of similarly tiny municipalities, it resorted to issuing emergency paper money after German occupation in 1914 severed normal coin supply chains across northern France. These hyper-local notes — bons de nécessité — were a practical stopgap, their authority resting entirely on community trust rather than any banking structure. The printer, G. Adriensence et J. Vannier of Maubeuge-Haumont, produced emergency issues for multiple occupied-zone communes, which explains the shared watermark security feature across otherwise unrelated issuers in the region.