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10 New Francs Overprint on 1000 Francs
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour note with a central vignette of an Antillean fisherman at left and centre, flanked on both sides by stylised butterfly motifs in the side panels. A bold red letterpress overprint reading 'CONTRE-VALEUR DE 10 NOUVEAUX FRANCS' is applied across the face of the original 1000 Francs underprint, with the 'Guadeloupe' territorial designation repeated in red in the margins. The underlying design retains the original Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer Mille Francs typography and guilloche patterning. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour reverse with a central vignette of a woman carrying a basket of bananas at left of centre, framed by stylised butterfly motifs repeated in the side panels consistent with the obverse design. The red 'Guadeloupe' territorial overprint is repeated in the margins, and a penal code warning inscription runs along the lower portion of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | 1000 CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER Guadeloupe MILLE FRANCS L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Guadeloupe Thousand 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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