25 Centimes - Syndicats Commerciaux des Pyrénées Orientales

€348,385.00
IssuerDepartment of Pyrénées-Orientales
Year1916
TypeLocal banknote
Value25 Centimes (0.25)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionPaper
Size91 × 50 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterLithographie A. Pique, Perpignan, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Louis Delfau
Engraver(s)
In circulation to31 December 1918
Reference(s) JP1418#66- 69
Obverse descriptionVegetal 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.
Reverse descriptionScene 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.
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Protection description
Obverse lettering25 - 25 1er JUIN 1916 2me EMISSION SYNDICATS COMMERCIAUX des Pyrénées Orientales 25 - BON VALABLE JUSQU`AU 31 DECEMBRE 1918 - 25
Reverse letteringSERIE N° 00,048 25 CENTIMES L. DELFAU. LITH. A PIQUE - PERPIGNAN
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Catalog ID3459437520
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