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50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce et Ville d'Orléans 45
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce et Ville d'Orléans |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red on cream paper, the obverse is framed by an elaborate letterpress border with two allegorical winged female figures reclining at upper left and right, flanking a laurel-wreathed cartouche bearing the date 1916 at the top centre. The municipal coat of arms of Orléans appears below the arch, above the serial number of the second emission (2e ÉMISSION). The denomination '50 Cent.es' is set in bold white letters within a solid red horizontal band at centre, with 'VILLE D'ORLÉANS' rendered as a large pale underprint across the lower half, above two manuscript signatures and the issue date 2 AVRIL 1916 in a scrollwork cartouche at the base. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in red on cream paper, is enclosed within an ornate rocaille letterpress border with foliate scrollwork at the corners and sides. At upper centre, the twin authorities 'VILLE D'ORLÉANS' and 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU LOIRET' are inscribed in two columns flanking a decorative floral motif. The denomination 'CINQUANTE CENTIMES' appears in large bold capitals across the centre, with a circular vignette at lower centre enclosing the numeral '50c'. Two blocks of French text in smaller type occupy the lower left and right panels, stating the guarantee of the note by deposit at the Banque de France and the two-year redemption condition. A large pale underprint reading 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DU LOIRET' runs diagonally across the entire field as an additional security element. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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