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25 Centimes

Issuer Ville de Namur (City of Namur)
Year 1918
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Size 118 × 76 mm
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Obverse description Typographically printed emergency voucher with a decorative letterpress border enclosing guilloche rosette vignettes at the left and right flanking the large numeral '25' on each side. The issuer's name 'VILLE DE NAMUR' appears in bold display type at the top, with 'BON DE' above the denomination 'CENTIMES' set in an ornate guilloche band across the centre. A serial number in a cartouche is positioned at the upper centre, and the text body carries the validity clause, date of issue (15 Juillet 1918), and three facsimile signature lines for the Municipal Secretary, the Burgomaster, and the Alderman of Finance, with a faint official municipal seal visible as an underprint.
Obverse lettering VILLE DE NAMUR BON DE 25 25 CENTIMES VINGT CINQ CENTIMES VALABLE A NAMUR SEULEMENT ET JUSQU'AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 1918 Tout bon non échangé avant le 31 DÉCEMBRE 1918 sera considéré comme sans valeur Namur, le 15 Juillet 1918 PAR LE COLLÈGE : Le Secrétaire Communal. Le Bourgmestre. L'Echevin des Finances.
(Translation: City of Namur Voucher for 25 Centimes Twenty Five Centimes Valid In Namur Only And Until December 31, 1918 Any voucher not redeemed before December 31, 1918 will be considered worthless. Namur, July 15, 1918 By The College: The Municipal Secretary, The Burgomaster, The Alderman of Finance)
Reverse description Reverse is entirely unprinted, left blank on plain paper stock.
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