1 Nouveau Franc / New Franc Overprint P#44 - Reunion 50 Francs

Issuer Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Year 1960
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1 New Franc (1 FRF)
Currency New Franc (1960-2001)
Composition Paper
Size 132 × 66 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banque de France, France
Designer(s) William Fel
Engraver(s) Obverse: Georges Hourriez
Reverse: Georges Régnier
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#30
Obverse description Portrait of Pierre Belain d`Esnambuc (1585–1636) was a French trader and adventurer in the Caribbean, who established the first permanent French colony, Saint-Pierre, on the island of Martinique in 1635. Overprint on Reunion P#44.
Obverse lettering LA REUNION CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER CINQUANTE 50 FRANCS SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON CONTRE-VALEUR DE 1 NOUVEAU FRANC SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON LA REUNION W. FEL. FEC. | HOURRIEZ SC.
(Translation: Central Cash Register of Overseas France, Fifty Francs, Counter-value of 1 New Franc, Saint Pierre and Miquelon)
Reverse description Native woman
Reverse lettering LA REUNION CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER 50 SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON LA REUNION L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONTCONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BAN QUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON LA REUNION W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC.
(Translation: Central Cash Register of Overseas France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Article 139 of the penal code punishes those who have forged or falsified the banknotes to forced labor authorised by law)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Female head seen in profile.
Variants
Numisquare ID 6302834430
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