Catalog
10 Francs
| Issuer | Reed Banknote Co. |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 10 BANQUE DE LA GUYANE IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR DIX FRANCS (PAR GROUPE DE CINQ BILLETS.) SPECIMEN Le Directeur Le Caissier R. J. Reed L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR Printed in U.S.A REED BANKNOTE CO., SARASOTA ©2013 R.J.Reed 10 10 |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 10 FANTASY ART NOTE DISPLAY OR PROP NOT A GENUINE BILL © 2013 R. J. REED 10 REED BANKNOTE CO., SARASOTA 10 |
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Reed Banknote Co. is a private American security printing firm, not a government or central bank, which means this note has no legal tender status anywhere. It exists as a specimen, promotional piece, or novelty printing — the kind produced to demonstrate a printer's technical capabilities to potential clients or to satisfy the collector market for fantasy notes.
R. J. Reed as both designer and issuing authority is the tell: this is a self-referential production, printed to showcase what the firm can do rather than to circulate as currency.