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| Emittent | Ville de Gand (City of Ghent) |
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| Jahr | 1916 |
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| Nennwert | 50 Centimes (0.50) |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | (partie 2/3 gauche) STAD.GENT Te rekenen van 1n Januari 1916, zal de biljet in de Gemeentekas uitbetaald worden aan Vijftig Centiemen NAMAAK WORDT STRENG VERVOLGD. (ligne) DE SECRETARIS, (signature) (partie droite) 246494 (dans un cadre) 50C: DE BURGEMEESTER, (signature) 50 C VIJFTIG CENTEMEN |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | French-language face printed in green on white paper. The issuer's name 'VILLE DE GAND' appears in white lettering within a green panel at the upper left, with the denomination '50 CMES' noted nearby. The text body specifies redemption at the communal treasury from 1 January 1916, accompanied by an anti-counterfeiting notice, and carries two manuscript signatures below the titles of the Secrétaire and Bourgmestre respectively. |
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| Anmerkungen |
Ghent was under German military occupation from August 1914 until November 1918, and the severe disruption to commerce — combined with the near-total disappearance of metallic coinage hoarded by a nervous population — forced Belgian municipal authorities to issue their own emergency paper. The Ville de Gand notes were among dozens of such local emissions across occupied Belgium, each municipality essentially printing its own fractional currency to keep retail trade functional.
Printed locally under occupation conditions, the production quality reflects what was available rather than what was preferred. Paper supply in wartime Ghent was neither reliable nor consistent, and surviving examples vary noticeably in stock weight.