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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce de Villefranche-sur-Saône 69
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Villefranche-sur-Saône |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue-green on a pale ground, with a central oval guilloche panel bearing the large denomination numeral "50 CENTIMES" in bold letterpress type and the serial number below. The issuer's name, CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, is inscribed across the upper field, flanked by the town's coat of arms at centre-top. Denominational roundels marked "50" appear in each corner, surrounded by foliate and grapevine border ornaments, with the printer's imprint at the foot and signature lines for the Treasurer and President above two manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-green with a matching corner design of foliate and grapevine roundels bearing "50" numerals, framing a large central oval. Within the oval, the denomination "50 Centimes" is rendered in ornate red cursive script over a fine typographic underprint composed of the issuer's name repeated across the entire field. The emission date and redemption clause are inscribed respectively above and below the central vignette in letterpress type. |
| Reverse lettering | Emission du 2 Décembre 1915 50 centimes Remboursable par des billets de la Banque de France jusqu'au 1er décembre 1920 |
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