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1 Franc
| Issuer | Municipality of Korçë (Albanian notgeld) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and blue with a geometric guilloche border enclosing the central panel, the obverse carries the bold red letterpress denomination text flanked by a black serial number and series letter above. A circular blue handstamp appears at right, while the titles of the Finance Director and Government Delegate are set below the denomination, each accompanied by a manuscript signature. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1fr NJE FRANGE DRI.FINANCES QEVERITARI DELEGAT (Translation: One franc. Finance director. Government delegate.) |
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Korçë fell under French military administration in late 1916 after Greek forces withdrew, and the French commander Colonel Henri Descoins established a short-lived autonomous Albanian republic — the Republic of Korçë — as a buffer arrangement. These franc-denominated notes were issued by the municipality under that administration, making them effectively French-sponsored Albanian notgeld, denominated in francs rather than any Albanian unit because the occupying authority set the monetary terms.
The series is among the rarest locally-issued emergency paper from the Balkan theater of World War I. The franc denomination was abandoned when French forces withdrew in 1920.