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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 | 1961 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour intaglio and letterpress. The overprint "GUYANE" repeated twice in red frames the design, with a blue letterpress overprint reading "CONTRE-VALEUR DE 10 NOUVEAUX FRANCS" at centre. The principal vignette at right renders a symbolic allegory of the French Union, with a woman from metropolitan France facing a West Indian woman before a palm grove, executed in the finely engraved style of R. Poughéon. Denomination "1000" and the wording "MILLE FRANCS" appear in dark blue, with serial numbering and signature in black. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour intaglio. The central vignette portrays a Caribbean woman wearing a traditional madras headdress, positioned before a canoe on a waterway at sunset, engraved in the manner of W. Fel and R. Armanelli. The "GUYANE" overprint appears in red at left and right. At the bottom, a blue cartouche contains the statutory warning text citing Article 139 of the Penal Code against counterfeiting. |
| Reverse lettering | GUYANE CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER 1000 GUYANE 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. R. ARMANELLI SC. (Translation: Guiana Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced labour those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by Law.) |
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