| Issuer | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 1 New Franc (1 FRF) |
| Currency | New Franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 144 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | William Fel |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Georges Hourriez Reverse: Georges Régnier |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#31 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor printing. The wording and the value in figures and in words are printed in red. The numbering, the signature and the two “SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON” overprints are printed in black. The overprint `COUNTER-VALUE OF 1 NEW FRANC` is printed in blue at the location of the watermark. On the left, portrait of Belain d`Esnanbuc, French settler and buccaneer at the origin of the French presence in the West Indies. On the right a caravel sailing at full speed on the ocean. A single signature: The Managing Director: A. Postel-Vinay. |
| Reverse description | Naked woman wearing jewelry and tribal decorations in front of a village hut. On the right, article 139 of the Penal Code printed in a clear cartouche. The overprint “SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON” repeated twice is printed in black. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Watermark with head of Ceres in profile to the right. |
| Obverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE-MER
CINQUANTE FRANCS
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL
CONTRE-VALEUR DE
1
NOUVEAU FRANC
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
W. FEL. FEC. | HOURRIEZ SC. (Translation: Central Cash from France Overseas Fifty Francs Saint-Pierre and Miquelon The Director General Countervalue of 1 New Franc Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) |
| Reverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC. (Translation: Central Cash from France Overseas Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes Forced Labor those who have couterfeited or falsified Banknotes authorized by Law) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 1878479600 |
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