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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Carcassonne 11
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Carcassonne |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Cream-toned note with a decorative border of foliate and floral ornaments framing the entire face. A text underprint of repeated 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CARCASSONNE' fills the field, above which a small crowned heraldic vignette appears at top centre. The issuing authority's title is set in large letterpress type across the upper portion, followed by the deliberation date and the denomination '50 Centimes' in bold figures at centre; signature lines for the Treasurer and President flank a printed serial number, with an exchangeability clause in italic script below. The printer's imprint appears at lower left and right margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CARCASSONNE Délibération du 23 Novembre 1914 50 Centimes Le Trésorier : 176372 Le Président : Echangeable contre des Billets de la Banque de France L. CASSAN AINÉ TOULOUSE |
| Reverse description | Printed in red-brown on a cream ground, the reverse is dominated by a large oval vignette enclosed within a laurel wreath border, containing a detailed view of the medieval walled city of Carcassonne (the Cité) as seen from the plain below. Scroll banners in the upper corners carry the issue year '1914' at left and the expiry year '1919' at right, with the denomination '50c' repeated in the upper left and upper right corners. A redemption notice in small letterpress type runs across the lower margin. |
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