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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 | 1917 |
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| Printer | Berger-Levrault, Nancy, France |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue on a light green guilloche underprint matching the obverse, enclosed within an identical ornate border of scrollwork and rosette medallions with the denomination "0,50" in the corner cartouches. A circular red overprint stamp bearing the interlaced monogram "CBC" and the legend "CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE BAR-LE-DUC" is centered at the top. The main field carries the redemption notice in large blue letterpress text, advising that the notes must be presented for reimbursement before 1 September 1922. |
| Reverse lettering | Les billets, échangeables contre des billets de la Banque de France, devront être présentés au remboursement avant le 1er septembre 1922. |
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Bar-le-Duc's chamber of commerce issued this note under the emergency currency regime that French authorities authorized in 1914, permitting local commercial bodies to fill the void left by the sudden disappearance of small change. By 1917 the need was acute — bronze and nickel had long since been diverted to war production, and the front was barely forty kilometers east.
Berger-Levrault, a Nancy-based printing house with deep roots in official and military publishing, handled the work. Their proximity to the Meuse front made the commission quietly remarkable — Nancy itself had been under German shellfire early in the war.