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50 Francs Clermont-Ferrand
| Issuer | Etablissements A. Olier, Clermont-Ferrand |
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| Year | 1940-1945 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain red paper with all text printed in black by letterpress. The issuing authority 'COMMANDO N° 142' is set in bold capitals across the top, separated by a horizontal rule from the subsidiary line 'Etabts A. OLIER - Clermont-Ferrand'. The denomination '50 fr.' is printed in large bold numerals dominating the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | Cette monnaie de camp provisoire doit être seulement utilisée par les prisonniers de guerre de l'Axe. — Elle n'est valable qu'à l'intérieur du Commando N° 142. -------------------------------- Dieses provisorische lagergeld ist nur für kriegsgefangene der Achsenmächte verwendbar. — Es ist nur innerhalb des Kommandos Nr 142 gültig. |
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During the German occupation, hundreds of French commercial firms and municipal bodies issued their own emergency scrip when the supply of official currency collapsed under requisition and hoarding pressure. Olier's notes were strictly local instruments — redeemable only through the issuing business, not through any banking authority — and circulated almost entirely within Clermont-Ferrand's commercial district.
The red paper composition is a deliberate anti-counterfeiting choice, common among smaller French issuers who lacked access to security printing equipment but could at least restrict available substrate.