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50 Centimes Départements de l'Aisne, des Ardennes and de la Marne
| Issuer | Bons Régionaux des Départements de l'Aisne, des Ardennes et de la Marne |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Light blue bon on white paper with an ornate Art Nouveau floral and foliate border frame in dark ink. At upper centre, a rectangular cartouche carries the series number and serial number, flanked by the denomination numeral '0,50' at right. The central text panel bears the issuing authority title 'BON RÉGIONAL DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE L'AISNE, DES ARDENNES & DE LA MARNE' with a parenthetical note indicating 254 occupied communes, above the large letterpress denomination 'CINQUANTE CENTIMES'. Below, redemption conditions reference the Caisse du Siège de l'Émission at Laon, the date 'Laon, le 16 Juin 1916', and multiple manuscript signatures of the Comité de Contrôle members; a red circular validation cachet is applied at left. |
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| Reverse description | Plain light blue reverse printed entirely in dark letterpress text within a simple Art Nouveau corner-ornament border. The heading '2me. ÉMISSION – 9.350.000 FRANCS' spans the top between two '0.50' denomination numerals at the corners. The body text lists in small type the participating communes of the three departments — Aisne, Ardennes, and Marne — by canton, enumerating the 254 occupied localities covered by this regional bon; a red validation cachet is partially visible at right. |
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The Bons Régionaux notes of 1916 were a direct consequence of German occupation. With the three departments of Aisne, Ardennes, and Marne partially or wholly under enemy control, normal currency supply collapsed. Local administrations issued these small-denomination emergency notes to keep commerce moving in the unoccupied zones — the issuing authority itself was operating out of Laon under severely constrained conditions.
The cachet security measure was minimal by any standard, reflecting what was available in a wartime print environment, not a deliberate design choice.