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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de la Marne [51]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de la Marne |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Purple letterpress note with a vignette of the Gothic façade of Reims Cathedral at right, flanked by decorative grape-cluster borders at upper corners. The denomination "Cinquante Centimes" is printed in large script across the centre, with "Chambres de Commerce de la Marne" at top and "LES PRÉSIDENTS" above the manuscript signature line. Imprint "DEBAR IMP. REIMS" appears at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Purple letterpress reverse centred on a detailed map of the Marne département, surrounded by neighbouring department names including AISNE and MEUSE along the side borders, with grape-cluster ornamental frames. The denomination "50c" appears in an oval cartouche at top, the serial number at lower centre, and a cartouche below the map states the note is exchangeable against Banque de France notes until 1 January 1926. |
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The Chambre de Commerce de la Marne was one of dozens of regional French chambers authorized to issue emergency small-denomination notes during and after the First World War, filling the void left by hoarded coins. The Marne department carries particular weight in this story — Reims itself was under near-constant bombardment for much of the war, and Debar & Cie printed this series from a city still in active reconstruction when the 1922 date was struck.
JP#43.1 is among the more localized of the postwar fractional issues, circulating in a tight regional economy rather than any national clearing system.