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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Saint-Quentin et de l'Aisne 02
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Saint-Quentin et de l'Aisne |
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| Year | 1914-1925 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE ST QUENTIN ET DE L'AISNE ST QUENTIN SOISSONS CHAT-THIERRY VERVINS LAON B.1 0,50fr B.1 N° IMP. PAUL DUPONT EMILE DE RUAZ |
| Reverse description | Elaborate illuminated borders and subsidiary cartouches repeat the face value in the margins, framing a central circular device in a composition consistent with the obverse's decorative register. Within that central device, the redemption terms are set out in French text stipulating exchange at Banque de France branches in the Aisne until 30 June 1925, above a facsimile signature. The printer's and designer's credits appear at the base of the central cartouche. |
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Saint-Quentin sat in German-occupied territory for nearly the entire war, and the Chambre de Commerce continued issuing emergency notes to keep local commerce functioning under occupation — a practical necessity given that the French state's monetary infrastructure had effectively collapsed in the region. These small-denomination bons de nécessité filled the gap left by hoarded or simply absent metal coinage after August 1914.
Imprimerie Paul Dupont, a well-established Paris house, handled the printing, though distribution into occupied Saint-Quentin was another matter entirely.