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50 Centimes - Chambres de Commerce de Périgueux
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce de Périgueux |
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| Year | 1917-1920 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Ornate rectangular frame enclosing two portrait vignettes: Michel de Montaigne at left and General Daumesnil at right. Three heraldic crowned shields appear at the upper corners and center. Printed signatures of the Président, Vice-Président, and Trésorier appear below the portraits, with the issuing authority CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE PÉRIGUEUX inscribed centrally and the engraver and printer credits at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 CENTIMES LE PRÉSIDENT LE VICE-PRÉSIDENT LE TRÉSORIER MONTAIGNE DAUMESNIL CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE PÉRIGUEUX L. Pigeon gr IMP RONTEIX PERIGUEUX |
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Périgueux was one of dozens of French provincial chambers of commerce that resorted to printing their own small-denomination paper during the First World War, when bronze and nickel coins were hoarded or melted and the Banque de France could not adequately supply fractional currency to the regions. The Chambre de Commerce de Périgueux contracted Imprimerie Ronteix — a local press — to produce these notes, which meant design, printing, and circulation all stayed within the Dordogne.
The JP#98 series ran across several distinct emission dates between 1917 and 1920, making date variants the primary differentiator for collectors. Notes that circulated into the postwar redemption period often show heavier wear along the horizontal fold lines.