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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Rouen
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Rouen |
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| Year | 1915-1920 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | The face is enclosed within a vegetal border with typographic frame. At the upper centre, a medallion carries a winged caduceus flanked by two heraldic shields. The denomination 50 CENTIMES and value 0.50 are stated in the central field, with the issuing authority CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE ROUEN above and the guarantee clause printed below. The note number, signatures of the Mayor and the President, and the printer's imprint appear in the lower portion. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries the full text of Articles 4 through 7 governing the conditions of redemption and liquidation of the divisionary notes, printed in a formal typeface on plain paper. At the centre, an orange underprint consisting of two overlapping circular guilloche rosettes with the numeral 50 is visible through the text. The overall layout is typographic with no pictorial vignette. |
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French chambers of commerce became emergency issuers during World War One after the near-total disappearance of fractional coinage — hoarding stripped the country of small change within weeks of mobilization in August 1914. The Rouen chamber's series ran across multiple JP reference numbers because the notes were reissued repeatedly over a five-year window, with subtle variations in date, series letter, and overprint distinguishing each tranche. Imprimerie Richard was a workhorse commercial printer, not a specialist security firm, which is why the watermark represents essentially the only meaningful anti-counterfeiting measure in the design.