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25 centimes - Chambre de Commerce du Puy [43]

Issuer Chambre de Commerce du Puy (Haute-Loire)
Year 1916
Type Local banknote
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Obverse description Green and black letterpress note with an ornate scrollwork border. To the left, a vignette of a seated woman in traditional Velay regional dress works at a lace pillow, with a panoramic underprint of the volcanic rock formations (rochers) of Le Puy-en-Velay visible across the lower field. The denomination "25 cent." is printed in large bold script at centre, with series letter and serial number below, flanked by the manuscript signatures of the President and the Secretary.
Obverse lettering CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE
DU PUY (Hte-LOIRE)
25 Cent.
Série D
Le Président
Le Secrétaire
Imp. A. Waton St. Etienne
Reverse description Printed entirely in olive-green, the reverse is divided into two registers. The upper register carries a large guilloche arch enclosing the bold denomination "25c." in ornate script. The lower register displays three heraldic town coats of arms separated by the authorising and redemption texts, all within a decorative frame with foliate corner ornaments.
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