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25 Centimes
| Issuer | Commune de Courrières (Département du Pas-de-Calais) |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset bon de nécessité within a decorative letterpress border of repeating ornamental motifs, with the denomination value centered between two horizontal rules. The communal validation cachet in mauve ink is applied by hand, serving as the principal security element. The mayor's printed signature appears at lower right, with the printer's imprint at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, left blank on plain paper stock. The image shows the heavily worn and soiled back of this wartime emergency note, with fold lines and surface aging consistent with extended circulation during the First World War. |
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| Signature(s) | Maurice Tilloy |
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