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25 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Nancy 54
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Nancy |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Size | 50 × 30 mm |
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| Obverse description | Red letterpress print on cream paper. A large central vignette bears the numeral '25' within a circular frame, flanked by elaborate acanthus-leaf scrollwork. The issuer's name is set in a decorative bordered panel at the top, with signature lines for the President and Treasurer placed below the vignette at left and right respectively. |
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| Reverse description | Red letterpress print on cream paper. Two ornate lamp-post vignettes flank the central text block, which states the redemption conditions. At centre-bottom, an interlaced monogram of the Chambre de Commerce enclosed within a laurel wreath serves as the principal device, with the printer's imprint below. |
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By 1918, the French state's inability to keep small-change coinage in circulation had pushed hundreds of local chambers of commerce into the business of issuing emergency paper. Nancy's chamber was among the more prolific, and Berger-Levrault — a major printing and publishing house long established in Nancy — handled production locally, which was unusual; most provincial chambers farmed this work out to Paris.
The JP#87 reference covers three catalogue numbers (64, 65, 66), indicating this design was issued across multiple date variants. Worth checking which specific date is present before cataloguing further.