Banknote Billet France 5 francs 1915

Remarks:

Plis et 5 épinglages

The 5 Francs Bon de Cagnicourt, issued in 1915, belongs to the category of emergency currencies produced in France during the First World War. These local issues came into being in response to the shortage of fiduciary currency that affected many French municipalities during the conflict, forcing local authorities to issue their own means of payment in order to ensure the continuity of local economic exchanges.

Cagnicourt is a municipality in the Pas-de-Calais department, located in a region particularly affected by the fighting of the Great War. The issuance of this note bears witness to the economic and monetary hardships experienced by French territories during this period. This type of emergency banknote now constitutes a precious historical document, at the crossroads of monetary history and local history.

This note belongs to Series B, bearing the number 246, which allows its precise rank within the issue series to be identified. The mention of series and numbering reflects a rigorous organisation of the issue, aimed at ensuring a degree of control over the quantity of currency put into circulation. The face value is 5 francs, which represented a relatively significant sum in the economic context of the time.

These emergency notes, issued locally and often printed in an artisanal manner, are today sought-after collectibles among numismatists and historians specialising in the period of the First World War, owing to their rarity and documentary value.