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50 centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Bolbec [76]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Bolbec |
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| Year | 1920-1925 |
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| In circulation to | 31 July 1925 |
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| Reverse description | Printed in orange-red on white paper, the reverse is enclosed by a zigzag guilloche border matching the obverse. A large central oval medallion bears the caduceus symbol encircled by oak and laurel branches, with the legend 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BOLBEC' around its perimeter and a small star at the base. The denomination '0,50' appears in large numerals to either side of the medallion, while a rectangular cartouche at the foot carries the approval and redemption text in italic script above the issue dates '1920 * 1925'. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Bolbec, a textile town in the Seine-Maritime, was among the hundreds of French provincial chambers of commerce authorized to issue small-denomination emergency currency after the wartime coin shortage proved stubbornly persistent well into the peace. The Chamber's notes were printed by Les Papeteries de Normandie — a paper mill operation rather than a specialist security printer — which was unusual even by the loose standards of the monnaie de nécessité issues. The watermark was the mill's own, repurposed as a security feature of convenience.
JP#29.3 à 4 covers two plate variants within the series, distinguished by minor typographic differences.