1 franc
Chamber of Commerce of Châteauroux and the Indre · France · 1920
A local emergency note issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Châteauroux and the Indre to ease the coin shortage after the First World War. The front shows a château above a multi-arched bridge over the Indre, and the back carries a portrait of the novelist George Sand, who lived in the region; it was issued on 11 August 1920, was valid until 10 May 1925, and was printed by P. Mellottée to a design by A. Laprade. Notes like this are catalogued in specialist French references such as Jean-Pirot rather than in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
- Ref
- 2406
- Country
- France
- Issuer
- Chamber of Commerce of Châteauroux and the Indre
- Denomination
- 1 franc
- Catalogue number
- –
- Date
- 1920 (printed on the note)
- Estimated value
- £2.00 to £15.00 · price guide: Numista and auction results for chamber of commerce notes
- Grade
- EF (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1