25 Centimes - Syndicats Commerciaux des Pyrénées Orientales

Issuer Department of Pyrénées-Orientales
Year 1916
Type Local banknote
Value 25 Centimes (0.25)
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Paper
Size 91 × 50 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Lithographie A. Pique, Perpignan, France
Designer(s) Louis Delfau
Engraver(s)
In circulation to 31 December 1918
Reference(s) JP1418#66- 69
Obverse description Vegetal frame with 4 circles at the 4 corners containing the value of the bill. At the top center, a circle containing the armorial of the Eastern Pyrenees with 2 laurel branches below and topped by a crown.
Obverse lettering 25 - 25 1er JUIN 1916 2me EMISSION SYNDICATS COMMERCIAUX des Pyrénées Orientales 25 - BON VALABLE JUSQU`AU 31 DECEMBRE 1918 - 25
Reverse description Scene representing Hermes (Divinity of Olympus and messenger of the Gods) and Hephaestus (God of fire, forge, metallurgy and volcanoes) a hammer in the left hand. They are both sitting and holding hands. On the left, a painting representing the caduceus (one of the attributes of Hermes). On the right, a painting representing a hut. And below, an anvil.
Reverse lettering SERIE N° 00,048 25 CENTIMES L. DELFAU. LITH. A PIQUE - PERPIGNAN
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 3459437520
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