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50 Francs - Union des commerçants de Beziers
| Issuer | Union des Commerçants de Béziers |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a panoramic view of the city of Béziers, flanked on either side by two allegorical figures. The municipal coat of arms of Béziers is positioned in the upper right corner, with the issuer's name and address of the société anonyme printed in letterpress above and below the central vignette. Serial number, series letter, and printer's imprint appear along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | UNION DES COMMERÇANTS DE BÉZIERS SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME A CAPITAL VARIABLE SIÉGE SOCIAL 31, Avenue de la République,31 J'ai choisi ce jour an Magasin... porle sur la liste de vos fournisseurs des marchandises pour la somme de... SÉRIE C Nº DU COMPTE CADENAT FR BEZIERS 404 |
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Emergency commercial scrip issued in the aftermath of World War One, when the chronic shortage of small-denomination coinage across France pushed local trade associations to print their own circulating paper. The Union des Commerçants de Béziers was one of hundreds of such bodies that filled the gap — their notes accepted within a defined merchant network rather than through any banking institution.
Printed locally by Cadenat Frères, a Béziers firm, which kept production costs down but also kept quality modest. By 1920 the worst of the coin famine was easing nationally, meaning notes like this had a short functional window before redemption pressure or simple abandonment ended their circulation.