Banknote France 1 Franc - Annonay Chamber of Commerce - August 31, 1914 - Unissued

Remarks:

Légère trace de manipulation.

The 1 franc voucher from the Annonay Chamber of Commerce dated August 31, 1914 belongs to the unissued emergency currency projects developed in the very first days of World War I. As early as August 1914, the sudden disappearance of fractional currency pushed many towns to prepare local emergency issues.

This voucher is part of the issues that remained in the project or trial stage, probably abandoned in favor of other monetary solutions or rendered unnecessary by the rapid evolution of the local situation.

The obverse generally presents a simple typographic composition including:

• the mention ?Chambre de Commerce d?Annonay?

• the face value of 1 franc

• the precise date August 31, 1914

• the planned guarantee mentions

The reverse is often very sober, or even unfinished, with some copies known as proofs or specimens.

From a technical point of view, these vouchers are printed on paper, sometimes in very small quantities. Known copies may present:

• absence of final signatures

• non-existent or incomplete numbering

• status of proof or preparatory document

The unissued status implies:

• no actual circulation

• extremely limited mintage

• conservation mainly in archives or specialized collections