1917 France - 50 Centimes - Ville et Chambre de Commerce du Havre (Notgeld)

1917 France - 50 Centimes - Ville et Chambre de Commerce du Havre (Notgeld)

Printed only in 1917.

Obverse

• Lettering:
  • La Ville duHavre et la Chambre de Commerce de la Ville du Havre pourront demander un décret fixant un délai de deux ans au maximum à dater dudit décret pendant lequel les billets encore en circulation devront être présentés au remboursement.

Translation:

• The City of Le Havre and the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Le Havre may request a decree setting a maximum period of two years from the date of said decree during which banknotes still in circulation must be presented for reimbursement.

Reverse

• Lettering:
  • The City of Le Havre and the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Le Havre may request a decree setting a maximum period of five years from the date of said decree during which banknotes still in circulation must be presented for reimbursement.

Additional Information:

• Notgeld is a type of emergency money issued in Germany and occupied territories during World War I.
• The City of Le Havre and the Chamber of Commerce of Le Havre issued this 50 centimes note in 1917.
• 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.