100 Francs - La Bourdonnais

€366,355.00
IssuerSaint-Pierre and Miquelon
Year1950-1960
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1945-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size158 × 85 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)William Fel
Engraver(s)Obverse: Robert Armanelli
Reverse: Georges Régnier
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#26
Obverse descriptionMulticolor printing. The wording and the value in figures and in words are printed in blue grey. The numbering, the signature and the `SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON` overprint are printed in black. On the left, portrait of La Bourdonnais, French navigator of the 18th century and on the right two women in traditional costume. A single signature: The Managing Director: A. Postel-Vinay.
Reverse descriptionBust of a woman in profile wearing jewelry in front of a mountainous landscape in Martinique. On the left, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a red cartridge. The `SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON` overprint is repeated twice in black.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionWatermark with a woman`s head wearing a Phrygian cap.
Obverse letteringCAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON CENT FRANCS SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON W. FEL. FEC. R. ARMANELLI SC.
(Translation: Central Cash from Overseas France Saint-Pierre and Miquelon One Hundred Francs Saint-Pierre and Miquelon)
Reverse letteringCENT FRANCS   CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER   100 FRANCS SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC.
(Translation: One Hundred Francs, Central Cash Register of Overseas France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Article 139 of the penal code punishes those who have forged or falsified the banknotes to forced labor authorised by law)
Variants
Catalog ID5985936490
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