1914 France - 50 Centimes - Chambers of Commerce of Saint-Omer (Notgeld)

1914 France - 50 Centimes - Chambers of Commerce of Saint-Omer (Notgeld)

Printed only in 1914.

Obverse

• Lettering:
  • CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE SAINT-OMER
  • Pas-de-Calais
  • 0.50
  • Centimes
  • Le Trésorier
  • Le Président

Reverse

• Lettering:

.... le remboursement de ces billets aura lieu dans un délai maximum de cinq ans à dater du 1er Octobre 1915, ....

Additional Information:

• Notgeld is a type of emergency money issued in Germany and occupied territories during World War I.
• The Chambers of Commerce of Saint-Omer issued this 50 centimes note in 1914.
• The note is printed on blue paper and features a portrait of a woman on the obverse.
• The reverse of the note features the text of a decree authorizing the issue of the note.