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1 New Franc Overprint on P#31 - 100 Francs
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1960-1963 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Multicolor intaglio-printed note with a vignette of Bertrand-François Mahé, comte de La Bourdonnais at left and a native couple at right, all set against a decorative guilloche underprint. The red letterpress overprint MARTINIQUE appears at left, right, and upper centre, while a blue overprint reading CONTRE-VALEUR DE 1 NOUVEAU FRANC is applied across the centre of the note. Engraver and designer credits appear in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolor intaglio-printed vignette with a female figure in profile at right set against a mountainous landscape, rendered in a painterly style. The red letterpress overprint MARTINIQUE is repeated at left, right, and upper centre, consistent with the overprint scheme applied to the obverse. A penal code warning inscription against counterfeiting runs along the lower portion of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | MARTINIQUE CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER 100 CENT FRANCS L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC. (Translation: Martinique Central Fund of Overseas France Hundred Francs Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with perpetual forced labour those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorised by law.) |
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