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50 Centimes - Chambres de Commerce Macon (71), Bourg (01)
| Issuer | Chambres de Commerce de Mâcon et de Bourg-en-Bresse |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Pink and brown letterpress note with a fine repeated-text underprint reading 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE MACON CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BOURG' across the entire field. At upper centre, a circular stamp vignette inscribed 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE MACON / ARRONDISSEMENTS DE MACON-CHAROLLES'; at lower centre, a second circular stamp for 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE BOURG'. The coats of arms of Mâcon (left) and Bourg-en-Bresse (right) flank the large central denomination '50 CENTIMES', with the serial number printed in black below. Two manuscript signatures of the respective Presidents appear at lower left and lower right, with the printer's imprint 'X. PERROUX & FILS MACON' along the bottom edge. |
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| Reverse description | Pink and brown letterpress note with the same repeated-text underprint as the obverse. A richly decorative border of fruits, grapes, and foliage frames the central panel. At the top, a caduceus vignette with spread wings crowns the composition. Four corner medallions bear the numeral '50'. The large denomination '50 CENTIMES' is printed in bold at centre, above two lines of legal text, with a cockerel vignette at the lower centre among fruiting branches. |
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