| Ön yüz açıklaması |
Green letterpress on cream paper with a repeating watermark underprint of the text 'VILLE D'ELBEUF' and 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE' across the entire field. At upper centre, the municipal coat of arms of Elbeuf is flanked by the dual headings 'VILLE D'ELBEUF' and 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ELBEUF'. The large denomination value '0,50 CENTIMES' is printed in red at centre, framed by two ornamental guilloche cartouches bearing the authorization and guarantee notices. Three facsimile signatures appear at the bottom, beneath their respective titles: Le Président de la Chambre de Commerce, Le Président du Syndicat de la Fabrique, and Le Maire de la Ville d'Elbeuf. |
| Ön yüz lejandı |
VILLE D'ELBEUF CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ELBEUF 186526 Emission approuvée par l'Autorité supérieure Garantie de la Ville de la Chambre de Commerce et du syndicat de la Fabrique 186526 0,50 Centimes Le Président de la Chambre de Commerce Le Président du Syndicat de la Fabrique Le Maire de la Ville d'Elbeuf |
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Elbeuf, a textile town on the Seine southeast of Rouen, was one of dozens of French provincial chambers of commerce that issued emergency small-denomination notes during the First World War when coin shortages became acute. The central government's copper and nickel were absorbed by the war effort, and local commerce ground against a near-total absence of change. These chambre de commerce issues filled that gap from roughly 1914 onward, with individual towns responsible for their own designs, paper procurement, and redemption guarantees.
JP#55-04 is catalogued among the Elbeuf series but detailed print run data for this specific type remains sparse. The watermark security was typical of the more carefully produced provincial issues — some chambers cut corners badly, others did not.