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25 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de La Roche s/ Yon and de la Vendée 85
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de La Roche-sur-Yon et de la Vendée |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in blue on cream paper and enclosed within the same braided decorative border as the obverse. The entire field is occupied by a redemption text set in an elegant cursive script, stating that the 0f25 bons will be exchanged in multiples of twenty for Banque de France notes and that repayment is guaranteed by a deposit of equal value held at the Banque de France in the issuer's name. The year 1916 appears within a small foliate cartouche at the foot of the design. |
| Reverse lettering | Les Bons de 0f25 émis par la Chambre de Commerce de la Roche-s/-Yon et de la Vendée, seront échangés à présentation, pour vingt ou multiples de vingt contre des Billets de la Banque de France. Leur remboursement est garanti par un dépôt d`égal valeur à la Banque de France au nom de la Chambre de Commerce de la Roche s/-Yon et de la Vendée. 1916 |
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French chambers of commerce began issuing small-denomination emergency paper in 1914–1915 to combat the near-total disappearance of bronze and nickel coinage, which had been hoarded or absorbed by wartime metal demands. La Roche-sur-Yon's chamber was among dozens across France that turned to local printers rather than waiting on Paris. Imprimerie Moderne de Nantes — operating under Beuchet & Vanden Brugge — supplied several regional chambers during this period, which accounts for the family resemblance found across Vendée and Loire-Atlantique issues of the same years.
The JP#65 series spans four catalogue numbers for this denomination, reflecting documented varieties in date or text placement rather than separate authorizations.