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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Belfort 90
| Uitgever | Chambre de Commerce de Belfort |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1915 |
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| Waarde | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Light green note with a red decorative lace-pattern border enclosing a repeated watermark-style underprint reading "CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BELFORT" across the entire field. The large denomination numeral "50" and the word "Centimes" in bold letterpress occupy the centre, flanked on each side by a circular blue vignette — the left bearing a sower figure, the right a floral or laurel device. The issuer's name and deliberation date are inscribed at the top, with series and serial numbers at the lower left and right respectively, and the printer's imprint at the foot. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | CINQUANTE CENTIMES CES BONS ÉCHANGEABLES CONTRE DES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE DEVRONT ÊTRE PRÉSENTÉS AU REMBOURSEMENT AVANT LE 18 AOÛT 1920 SAUF DÉCISION PROROGEANT CE DÉLAI Le Trésorier Le Président |
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| Opmerkingen |
Belfort's Chamber of Commerce began issuing these small-denomination notes in 1915 as French wartime necessity drained metal coinage from circulation almost entirely. Belfort itself had particular significance — the town's famous 1870–71 siege and its unusual administrative status as a territory separate from the rest of Alsace gave local institutions a long tradition of acting with some independence. The Chamber stepped into the void left by the Banque de France, which couldn't supply enough fractional currency to keep daily commerce moving.
The eight catalogue variants under JP#23 reflect successive printings across the war years, with minor typographic and watermark differences distinguishing them — a detail that trips up collectors who assume the series is uniform.