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Departmental Emergency Currency
The Departmental Emergency Currency category includes banknotes issued locally in France, mainly during periods of shortage and economic crisis, particularly during the two World Wars.
These banknotes, often of small denominations and rudimentary design, were issued by Chambers of Commerce, municipalities, or other local organizations to compensate for the lack of official fiduciary currency.
Each banknote is classified and presented according to its issuing department, facilitating research and collection by geographical area. Information generally includes the issuer, face value, date of issue, and descriptive details.
This section offers a unique glimpse into French local economic history through these monetary testimonies of specific eras.
- Assignats
- Bank of France Banknotes
- Treasury Bills
- Necessity Money (1789-1945)
- Departmental Emergency Currency
- Ain 01
- Aisne (02)
- Allier 03
- Ardennes Charleville Mezieres
- Ariège Foix
- Aube Troyes Scrip
- Aude Carcassonne
- Aveyron Rodez
- Bouches-du-Rhône
- Calvados Caen Emergency Banknotes
- Charente Angoulême
- Corrèze Tulle
- Côte-d'Or Dijon
- Dordogne Perigueux
- Doubs Besançon
- Eure Evreux
- Eure-et-Loir Chartres
- Gard Nimes
- Gers Auch
- Gironde
- Haut-Rhin Colmar
- Haute-Garonne
- Haute-Marne
- Haute-Vienne Limoges
- Hérault
- Ille-et-Vilaine
- Indre
- Indre-et-Loire
- Isère
- Jura Emergency Money
- Loir-et-Cher
- Loire-Atlantique
- Loiret
- Lot
- Lot-et-Garonne
- Lozère
- Maine-et-Loire
- Manche
- Marne
- Mayenne
- Meurthe-et-Moselle
- Meuse
- Morbihan
- North
- Oise
- Orne
- Paris
- Pas-de-Calais
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Rhône
- Saône-et-Loire
- Sarthe
- Seine-et-Marne
- Seine-Maritime
- Somme
- Tarn-et-Garonne
- Vaucluse
- Vendée
- Vosges
- Yonne
- Lottery (1705- )
- Colonies and Overseas Territories
- Graded Banknotes
- Lots
- School Banknotes
- Samples and School Banknotes
France 2 Francs - Chamber of Commerce - Amiens - 1922
$2.19
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Amiens - 1915 - FF
$4.38
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Amiens - 1920 - FF
$4.38
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Amiens - 1915 - FF
$4.38
France 2 Francs - Chamber of Commerce - Amiens - 1915 - VG
$2.19
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Abbeville - ND (1914-1925)
$2.19
France 50 cents - Chamber of Commerce - Amiens - 1915 - VG
$2.19
France 2 Francs - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1917 - FF
$5.48
France 2 Francs - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1920 - FF+
$8.76
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1917 - FF
$4.38
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1915 - FF
$4.38
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1920 - FF
$4.38
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1920 - VF
$8.76
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1916 - VF
$8.76
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - ND (1914-1925) - VF
$8.76
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1920 - VF
$8.76
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1917 - VF
$8.76
France 50 centimes - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1920 - FF
$4.38
France 50 centimes - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - ND (1914-1925) - FF
$4.38
France 50 centimes - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1920 - FF
$4.38
France 50 centimes - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1917 - FF
$4.38
France 50 centimes - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - ND (1914-1920) - VF+
$8.76
France 50 centimes - Chamber of Commerce - Le Havre - 1920 - VF
$6.57
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Abbeville - ND (1914-1925) - VF
$8.76
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Abbeville - ND (1914-1925) - VF
$8.76
France 1 Franc - Chamber of Commerce - Abbeville - FF+
$6.57
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