Banknotes from the departments of Haute et Basse-Corse

Many cities in France issued their own currency tokens (notgeld) to circulate alongside or in the place of usually hoarded coins. Following the economic and financial turmoil created both during and by the aftermath of WWI, the franc was devalued, and subsequently silver 50 centimes, 1 franc, and 2 Franc coins began to disappear from circulation fast, due to people hoarding them for their silver value. As a result, a coinage shortage occurred, and municipalities began issuing their own replacements starting midway through the First World War, and continuing into the 1920s. The notgeld issues had ended by 1931, by which point new Chambres de Commerce issues had become widely available and circulating. Most of those coins were made of low-value metals like zinc or aluminium and stamp coins were also widely made. French colonies where the Franc circulated also issued their own notgeld during the 1920s.

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France › French notgeld › Haute et Basse-Corse, Departments of › Ajaccio and Bastia, Communes of • Franc (1795-1959)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

50 Centimes - Chambre de Commerce d'Ajaccio et de Bastia (20)
1915-1920

Local banknote
88 × 54 mm
JP# 3- 01/03/06/08, N# 209972
1 Franc - Chambre de Commerce d'Ajaccio et de Bastia (20)
1915-1920

Local banknote
95 × 58 mm
JP# 3- 02/04/07/09, N# 209981

France › French notgeld › Haute et Basse-Corse, Departments of › Corsica Island • Franc (1795-1959)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

100 Francs - Marianne (type 1943)
1943

Local banknote
155 × 100 mm
P# 105, Fay# VF.06, N# 206714
500 Francs - Algérie (type 1943)
1943

Local banknote
196 × 118 mm
P# 93 var., Fay# VF.09, N# 206738
1000 Francs - Phénix (type 1943)
1943

Local banknote
185 × 112 mm
Fay# VF.07, P# 108, N# 206721
1000 Francs - Algérie (type 1943)
ND (1943)

Local banknote
193 × 130 mm
P# 112 var., Fay# VF.10, N# 206743
5000 Francs - Liberté (type 1943)
1943

Local banknote
185 × 112 mm
Fay# VF.08, P# 110, N# 206728

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