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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Périgueux 24
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Périgueux |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Printer | Lithographie Ronteix, Périgueux |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown and green over a pale guilloche underprint, the obverse centres on the large denomination legend '50 CENTIMES' beneath an arched band bearing the chamber's title, flanked by two allegorical female figures in classical robes seated at either side. The heraldic arms of Périgueux appear within the upper arch between foliate ornaments, with denomination roundels at each upper corner. Facsimile signatures of the Président and Trésorier are placed below the central denomination, while the issue date '24 JUIN 1916' occupies a cartouche at foot centre, with the printer's imprint 'LITH. RONTEIX PÉRIGUEUX' and designer credit 'PIGEON gr' in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown without a coloured underprint, the reverse presents a large central oval cartouche containing the guarantee text in French, flanked left and right by denomination roundels reading '50 CENTIMES'. A panoramic vignette below the cartouche illustrates the skyline of Périgueux with its distinctive Romanesque cathedral and medieval towers, while the issuer's title runs along the upper border and the names of four arrondissements — Périgueux, Nontron, Ribérac and Sarlat — are inscribed in the upper corners. |
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French chambers of commerce were authorized to issue emergency small-denomination notes from 1914 onward as bronze and nickel coins vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or consumed by wartime demand. Périgueux's chamber was among the earlier provincial issuers to act, and the Ronteix lithography firm, local to the Dordogne, handled production entirely within the region rather than routing through Paris print houses.
The JP#98-16/17 reference covers two closely related varieties; distinguishing them requires attention to minor typographic differences in the serial numbering block.