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10 Francs
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| In circulation to | 1 January 1974 |
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| Obverse description | Purple and red intaglio print on paper. Central vignette presents an allegorical portrait of Marianne, symbol of the French Republic, flanked by anchors at center. The denomination numeral and issuing authority inscriptions are arranged around the portrait, with the designer's credit appearing in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE 10 | 10 L`article 139 du Code Pénal punit des travaux forcés ceux qui auront contrefait ou falsifié les billets de Banques autorisées par la Loi ainsi que ceux qui auront fait usage de ces billets contrefaits ou falsifiés. ORDONNANCE DU 2 FEV 1944 DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law as well as those who have used these counterfeit or falsified notes. Order of February 2, 1944.) |
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The Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer was established by de Gaulle's Free French administration in 1941 specifically to provide a separate currency apparatus for liberated and Allied-aligned French territories — distinct from the Vichy-controlled Banque de France. This note is part of the 1944 series printed by Bradbury Wilkinson in London, produced while France itself was still under occupation.
Edmund Dulac's involvement is worth noting. He was a French-born British illustrator better known for his book artwork, and his engagement for this series was partly personal — he was a committed Gaullist and contributed the designs without fee.