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| Uitgever | Union des Commerçants de Béziers |
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| Jaar | 1920 |
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| Waarde | 50 Francs |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 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 055,228 Nº DU COMPTE CADENAT FR BEZIERS 404 |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse mirrors the general layout of the obverse, with the municipal coat of arms of Béziers at the upper right and allegorical figures flanking a central vignette of the city. The text block in letterpress carries the issuer's corporate details, address, and a partially printed endorsement formula, with the printer's name and reference number along the lower margin. |
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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.