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1 Franc penal text in 4 lines on reverse
| Issuer | Trésorerie de Nouméa |
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| Year | 1918-1919 |
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| Size | 110 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red-brown on cream paper, the obverse carries a vignette at left of a standing native figure in a canoe beneath tall palm trees, all within a decorative letterpress border with numeral '1' at each corner. The denomination 'Un Franc' is set in large bold type at centre, flanked by two manuscript signatures above the date 'Nouméa, le 13 Janvier 1919' at lower right. Issuing authority text and the decree date of 14 November 1918 are inscribed in the upper portion of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE ET DÉPENDANCES TRÉSORERIE de NOUMÉA Décret du 14 Novembre 1918 Un Franc Nouméa, le 13 Janvier 1919 (Translation: New Caledonia and Dependencies Noumea Treasury Decree of November 14, 1918 One Franc Nouméa, January 13, 1919) |
| Reverse description | Printed in red-brown on cream paper, the reverse is flanked on each side by a tall carved totem-pole vignette. The heading 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' appears at top within a decorative border, below which 'BON DE CAISSE' is inscribed in bold lettering. Four lines of penal code text warn of punishment by forced labour in perpetuity for counterfeiting, followed by a note in italics regarding withdrawal from circulation; at the foot, the denomination '1 Fr' appears within a laurel wreath vignette above an oval cartouche inscribed 'TRÉSOR'. |
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