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½ Frange / Franc
| Issuer | Shqipërie Vetqeveritare (Albanian Self-Government, Korçë) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Currency | Franc (1917-1917) |
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| Reverse lettering | DEMI FRANC 1/2 GJYSMË FRANGE |
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| Variants | P#S143a - violet serial # violet handstamp on back P#S143r - black overprint "ANULÉ" on back |
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The Korçë (Korytsa) district notes of 1917 are among the most unusual emergency issues of the First World War. French forces had occupied the town in late 1916 and established a short-lived autonomous zone — the République de Korytsa — administered jointly with local Albanian authorities. This fractional note was produced locally, almost certainly without a professional press, to address a complete absence of small change in daily commerce.
The "Shqipërie Vetqeveritare" designation reflects the French-backed fiction of Albanian self-rule within what was effectively a military protectorate. The entire series was demonetized when French forces withdrew in 1920.