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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Toulouse 31
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Toulouse |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on an orange-tinted ground with a repeated text watermark underprint, the obverse is framed by a fine guilloche border with decorative corner ornaments. To the left, a detailed letterpress vignette of a historic sailing galleon at anchor serves as the principal design element, with a small heraldic device and a series number tablet affixed to the hull. The denomination '50 Centimes' is set in bold type at centre, flanked by the titles 'Le Trésorier' and 'Le Président' above two manuscript signatures, with a serial number printed below. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue on a pale ground with a faint text underprint, the reverse is framed by a guilloche border matching the obverse style. The central composition comprises an oval vignette encircled by fine guilloche work, containing an allegorical seated figure in a landscape with a town skyline in the background, inscribed 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE TOULOUSE' above and 'DE TOULOUSE' below. Flanking the central oval are two large circular guilloche panels each bearing the denomination '50 c', with a two-line redemption notice in small capitals along the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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