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50 centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Bar-le-Duc 55
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Bar-le-Duc |
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| Year | 1914-1918 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Green letterpress note with an elaborate guilloche border incorporating foliate corner ornaments and denomination numerals "0,50" in all four corners. A heraldic shield vignette at the top centre is flanked by laurel and oak branches, set against a pale yellow text underprint repeating the issuer's name across the field. The large denomination "50 CENTIMES" is printed in bold type at the centre, with signature lines for the Treasurer and President below, flanked by a handwritten serial number. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Bar-le-Duc sits roughly 25 kilometers west of Verdun, which gives this emergency chamber note a specific geographic weight. The Chambres de Commerce across France were authorized to issue small-denomination paper in 1914 precisely because the outbreak of war triggered an immediate hoarding crisis — silver and bronze coins vanished from circulation within weeks, paralyzing retail trade. Berger-Levrault, based in Nancy, was already a major military and government printer and handled several northeastern French chamber issues during the conflict.
The 55 in the reference denotes the Meuse département.