Banknote Billet France 25 centimes 1922

Remarks:

Plis, 1 épinglage et salissures

Date: 01-06-1922

This 25 centimes note was issued in 1922 by the Chambre de Commerce de Toulon et du Var, as part of the emergency issues that proliferated in France in the aftermath of the First World War. Faced with a shortage of divisional metal coinage, many regional chambers of commerce were authorised to issue low-denomination fiduciary currency notes intended to facilitate everyday transactions.

This type of note belongs to the broad family of chamber of commerce notes, also known as necessity notes or emergency currency. The Chambre de Commerce de Toulon et du Var, covering the Var department and its prefecture, Toulon, a strategic Mediterranean port city, produced several denominations to meet the local needs of the population and traders.

This note is identified by the mention of series 161, which distinguishes it within the various issues produced by this chamber of commerce. Series numbering is an essential element for collectors and researchers seeking to establish a precise classification of these regional issues.

From the perspective of paper numismatics, these chamber of commerce notes represent an important historical testament to the interwar period in France. They illustrate the local economic and monetary adaptations made in response to difficulties in supplying metallic coinage, particularly in small denominations. The face value of 25 centimes corresponds to a common fraction in these issues, alongside other denominations such as 50 centimes or one franc, all intended for everyday exchanges in the Toulon and Var region.