Catalog
| Issuer | Réunion (1848-date) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1967-1971 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 10 New Francs |
| Currency | New Franc (1967-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 96 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Clément Serveau |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Camille Beltrand Reverse: Georges Hourriez |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#54 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor printing. The wording and the value in figures and in words are printed in dark blue. The two overprints `DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION`, the numbering and the signature are printed in black. The overprint `COUNTER-VALUE OF 10 NEW FRANCS` is printed in red at the location of the watermark. On the right, a Martinican woman and a Guadeloupean woman pose in front of the port of Point-à-Pitre. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering |
DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION 500 | INSTITUT D’ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENT D`OUTRE-MER | 500 RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION CONTRE VALEUR DE 10 NOUVEAUX FRANCS LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE, CINQ CENT FRANCS C. SERVEAU FEC. | C. BELTRAND SC. DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION (Translation: Department of Reunion Issuing Institute Overseas Department French Republic Coutervalue of 10 New Francs Five Hundred Francs Department of Reunion) |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Bullock carts transporting sugar cane. At the bottom, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a yellow cartridge. |
| Reverse lettering |
DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION 500 | INSTITUT D’ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENT D`OUTRE-MER | 500 RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISE PAR LA LOI. DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION C. SERVEAU FEC. | HOURRIEZ SC. (Translation: Department of Reunion Issuing Institute Overseas Department French Republic Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by Law. Five Hundred Francs Department of Reunion) |
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| Numisquare ID | 4379843390 |
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