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5 Francs - Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai 59
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Cambrai |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Red letterpress note with an ornate rectangular border incorporating caduceus vignettes at upper left and right, and small medallion portraits of a helmeted female head at lower left and right, each surrounded by laurel branches. The issuer's title appears in a ribbon banner at top, with the denomination CINQ FRANCS in large bold type at centre, flanked by numeral 5 in decorative cartouches on each side. A bordered text panel at lower centre gives the redemption clause, with three manuscript signature lines above it bearing the titles Le Trésorier, Le Président, and Le Caissier, and the printer's imprint at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CAMBRAI TROISIÈME SÉRIE N° 56,181 CINQ FRANCS 15 Septembre 1914 Le Trésorier Le Président Le Caissier LE PRÉSENT BILLET SERA REMBOURSÉ PAR LA CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CAMBRAI CENT JOURS APRÈS LA SIGNATURE DE LA PAIX IMP. DELIGNE & CIE CAMBRAI |
| Reverse description | Red letterpress reverse sharing the identical ornate border design as the obverse, with caduceus figures at upper corners and helmeted female medallion portraits within laurel sprays at lower corners, and numeral 5 in decorative cartouches at left and right. The centre field is largely plain, bearing show-through of the obverse printing, and carries two official cancellation stamps applied in circulation. A bordered redemption clause panel is centred at the bottom, with the printer's imprint at lower right. |
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