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5 Francs - Montoire Loir-et-Cher
| Issuer | Dépôt d'Officiers Prisonniers de Guerre de Montoire (Loir-et-Cher) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed note in blue on plain paper stock. A standing rooster vignette appears at right, with a seated lion at left; sword-on-column motifs flank both sides of the design. The face bears the denomination '5 Francs' in bold central lettering, surrounded by the issuing authority inscription and date '1917'. |
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| Reverse description | Plain cream paper reverse bearing two applied handstamps: a circular ink stamp at centre-right reading the full depot title around its border, enclosing the initials 'D.O.' and 'P.G.' with a handwritten signature of the Commandant, and a separate violet oval handstamp at upper left bearing 'LE COMPTABLE'; the word 'COMPTABLE' also appears in a bold vertical letterpress imprint along the left margin. |
| Reverse lettering | DÉPÔT D'OFFICIERS PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE D. O. LE COMMANDANT P. G. MONTOIRE (L. & C.) LE COMPTABLE (Translation: Officers depot prisoners of war. The commandant, accountable.) |
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