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25 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Châteauroux
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Châteauroux |
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| Year | 1915-1918 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse lettering | 25 B= [numéro de série] 25 REMBOURSABLE A LA CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DÉLAI DE PRESCRIPTION SIX MOIS APRÈS LA GUERRE (Translation: 25 B= [serial number] 25 Refundable at the Chamber of Commerce. Limitation period: six months after the war.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Châteauroux's Chamber of Commerce began issuing emergency small-denomination notes in 1915 to address the immediate disappearance of bronze and copper coinage from circulation — hoarding struck France hard within weeks of mobilization, and the state was slow to respond. These chamber-issued cartons were a local fix to a national problem, printed by Badel just blocks from where they circulated. The watermark is a minor but deliberate security measure, unusually attentive for what is essentially a municipal emergency token.