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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Besançon et du Doubs 25
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Besançon et du Doubs |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is set on a light blue-green guilloche underprint with a repeating text pattern reading 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BESANCON ET DU DOUBS' across the entire field. The denomination '50 Centimes' is printed in large red letterpress script at centre, beneath the issuer's title in capital letters at the top. A circular official stamp of the Chambre de Commerce de Besançon appears at centre, flanked by the manuscript signatures of the Treasurer (left) and President (right) above the series and serial numbers, with the printer's imprint at the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a dense repeating guilloche underprint in the same 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BESANCON ET DU DOUBS' text pattern in pale blue-green, enclosed within a decorative red scalloped and floral border. The value 'CINQUANTE CENTIMES' is rendered in large green Art Nouveau script across the upper portion, with an ornamental flourish beneath it. The denomination '0.50' appears in black within circular cartouches at each corner, and a framed legal redemption notice in black letterpress is positioned at centre. |
| Reverse lettering | CINQUANTE CENTIMES 0.50 CE BILLET ÉCHANGEABLE CONTRE DES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE FRANCE DEVRA ÊTRE PRÉSENTÉ AU REMBOURSEMENT AVANT LE 1er AOÛT 1920, SAUF DÉCISION PROROGEANT CE DÉLAI. |
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