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2 Francs - Montoire Loir-et-Cher
| Issuer | Dépôt d'Officiers Prisonniers de Montoire (Loir-et-Cher) |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Plain orange cardboard ground bearing a circular official handstamp at centre, enclosing a vignette of a castle or monument flanked by trees above the legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, with the circular inscription DÉPÔT D'OFFICIERS PRISONNIERS DE MONTOIRE (L-&-C) ★ LE COMMANDANT ★ around the perimeter. The denomination 2 fr. is printed in bold letterpress at upper centre, and a manuscript signature of Commandant De Fontenay is applied diagonally across the stamp in ink. Small decorative floral motifs are lightly embossed into the four corners of the card. |
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| Reverse description | Plain orange cardboard reverse bearing a diagonal letterpress text block in blue-violet ink, divided into three lines reading DÉPOT D'OFFICIERS / PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE / MONTOIRE (L-et-Cher), with a separate rectangular handstamp reading MONTOIRE partially overlapping the text at centre. A punched hole is visible at left. |
| Reverse lettering | DÉPOT D'OFFICIERS PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE MONTOIRE (L-et-Cher) (Translation: Officers' depot prisoners of war, Montoire (Loir-et-Cher).) |
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