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1 Franc - Pipaix
| Uitgever | Commune of Pipaix (Province of Hainaut, Belgium) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1940 |
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| Waarde | 1 Franc |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Plain cream-coloured note printed in dark brown by letterpress, with the municipality name = PIPAIX = at the top flanked by double horizontal rules. The denomination 1 Fr. is set in bold italic numerals at centre, flanked on each side by a symmetrical floral-scroll ornament. Below the denomination appears the italic legend L'Echevin, with the issue date 3-6-1940 at lower left. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Reverse is entirely blank, printed on the same unadorned cream-coloured paper stock as the obverse, with no text, vignette, or ornamental device of any kind. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Pipaix is a village of a few hundred people near Leuze-en-Hainaut, and in 1940 — with German forces occupying Belgium and the national currency system in near-collapse — local communes across the country began issuing their own emergency scrip. These small municipal notes filled the void left by hoarded coins and disrupted banking. The Commune of Pipaix's 1 Franc piece belongs to that fragile, hyperlocal tradition of occupation-era necessity money, produced cheaply and intended for purely parochial use among neighbors who simply needed change.