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50 centimes - Chambre de Commerce de la Corrèze [19]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de la Corrèze |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Without watermark |
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| Comments |
French chambers of commerce were authorized to issue emergency small-change notes during WWI after the hoarding of metal coinage created a severe transactional crisis across the country — by mid-1915, fractional coins had essentially disappeared from circulation. The Corrèze chamber's issues filled that gap locally, printed by Pierre Dumont in nearby Limoges. The JP#51 series spans several signature varieties, which accounts for the range of sub-references cataloged here.