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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce des Deux-Sèvres 79
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce des Deux-Sèvres |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DES DEUX-SEVRES CINQUANTE CENTIMES Le Trésorier Le Président Deuxième Emission N° 412,669 1916 IMP. RICHARD, PARIS |
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| Protection description | Without watermark |
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The Chambres de Commerce emergency notes of 1914–1918 exist because the French state catastrophically underestimated the small-change crisis triggered by wartime coin hoarding. Within weeks of mobilization, centimes and small-denomination francs vanished from circulation entirely — held back by a public that trusted metal and distrusted paper. The Chambres were authorized to fill the gap themselves, which is why French provincial commerce paper from this period is so localized: each issuer served its own département.
Imprimerie Richard handled a significant portion of this Chambre de Commerce emergency output, producing workmanlike but serviceable notes across multiple departments. The Deux-Sèvres series carries JP#93 in the Pirot catalog, the standard reference for this material.