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| Uitgever | Hulp- en Voedingskomiteit, afdeling Hoboken |
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| Jaar | |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Plain card-stock note with a red decorative floral underprint across the entire field. The issuer's name is set within an ornate cartouche at top in letterpress. The denomination VIJFTIG centiemen is printed in large bold type at centre, with a serial number in a ruled box at lower left and a manuscript signature of the chairman (De Voorzitter) at lower right. A notice at foot reads Verzoekt dit biljet niet te vouwen. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Blank reverse on plain unprinted paper stock, showing natural fibrous texture with no inscriptions or design elements. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Hulp- en Voedingskomiteit — the Aid and Food Committee — was a Belgian local relief organization operating under the broader framework of German-occupied Belgium during the First World War. National currency had effectively seized up in many municipalities, and local committees like Hoboken's issued their own small-denomination paper to keep everyday transactions functioning. Hoboken, then still a separate municipality southwest of Antwerp, printed notes at the low end of the denomination scale precisely because bread, coal, and rationed goods were the primary use case.
These hyperlocal issues were produced in enormous variety and almost no standardization — validity was often restricted to the issuing commune, and redemption after the Armistice was inconsistent at best.