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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Nimes 30
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Nîmes |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Size | 91 × 52 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE NIMES Extrait de la Délibération du 4 juin 1915 Les bons émis par la Chambre de Commerce de Nimes sont remboursables à présentation en billets de la Banque de France, à tout porteur d'une somme de 50 frs. en bons, ou d'une somme inférieure complétée par des billets de la Banque de France ou des espèces. Leur remboursement est garanti par un dépôt d'égale valeur à la Banque de France au nom de la Chambre de Commerce de Nimes. SOUS PEINE DE PRESCRIPTION, CE BON DOIT ÊTRE PRÉSENTÉ AU REMBOURSEMENT AVANT LE 4 JUIN 1920. P. ACHIARDI NIMES |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible in the paper stock, appearing as a repeated decorative pattern in the margins of the note. |
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| Comments |
French Chambers of Commerce were authorized to issue emergency fractional currency in August 1914 after the mobilization crisis caused small coins to disappear almost entirely from circulation — hoarded by a public that trusted metal and distrusted the immediate future. Nîmes printed its own series rather than wait for central supply, using a local firm. The Achiardi press was based in the city, so this is genuinely a local product from start to finish.
The JP reference range here covers multiple date and signature variants within what is essentially the same design, which makes attribution fussy without examining the specific combination of signatories and issue date on the individual note.