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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Sens 89
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Sens |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Printer | Imprimerie Nouvelle François E., Troyes, France |
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| Obverse description | Brown and red letterpress note with a central oval underprint bearing a repeated text watermark pattern reading 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE SENS'. The denomination '50 CENTIMES' is printed in large bold red letters at centre, above two manuscript facsimile signatures for the President and the Delegate, framed by foliate corner vignettes with oak and laurel sprays. The issuer's title appears along the upper arc within a decorative banner, with 'DÉPARTEMENT DE L'YONNE' inscribed below in smaller type. |
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| Reverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE SENS (YONNE) Ce billet garanti par dépôt d'égale somme à la Banque de France, est toujours échangeable contre des billets de banque à sa succursale de Sens et devra être présenté au remboursement avant le 15 octobre 1920 IMP. NOUVELLE E. FRANÇOIS TROYES |
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The Chambres de Commerce emergency notes issued across France from 1914 onward filled a vacuum created almost overnight when the public hoarded coins at the outbreak of war. Sens, a small prefecture in the Yonne department, was among dozens of provincial chambers authorized to issue their own fractional paper — technically obligations, not banknotes, and redeemable locally rather than nationally.
Imprimerie Nouvelle François E. in Troyes handled much of this regional emergency printing work for the surrounding departments, producing notes that vary considerably in paper quality across different batches of the same series. The JP#118-02/03 reference covers two slightly different printings distinguishable by minor typographic variation rather than any design change.