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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce du Gers [32]
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce du Gers |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Designer(s) | J.E. Lacoste |
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| Obverse description | Red-brown letterpress note with an ornate guilloche border framing a central cartouche bearing the denomination '50 centimes' in large numerals. The heading 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU GERS' arcs across a banner at the top, below which 'DELIBERATION DU 17 JANVIER 1918' is inscribed; series letter 'K' appears at lower left and the serial number at lower right. Two facsimile signatures of the Treasurer and President are printed in the lower margin, with the printer's and engraver's credits beneath. |
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| Reverse description | Red-brown letterpress reverse centred on a large oval vignette enclosing a horse and a bull amid agricultural motifs, with a cockerel in the lower foreground and a laureate spray at the sides. Six oval shields bearing the arms of the principal towns of the Gers department — Lectoure, Lombez, Auch, Condom, Mirande, and an additional cartouche — frame the central scene at the corners and sides. The denomination '50 cent.' is printed in bold numerals at the centre of the composition. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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