100 Francs

€390,060.00
IssuerGuadeloupe (Overseas France)
Year1934-1944
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size165 × 108 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Obverse: Henri-Camille Danger
Reverse: Georges Duval
Engraver(s)Obverse: Eugène Gaspérini
Reverse: Georges Hourriez
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#16
Obverse descriptionMulticolor. Half-length figure of woman facing right, holding staff with hand on right shoulder to the left. Oval medallion with scrolls to the right, surrounded by scrolls, anchor, ship, caduceus, fasces, and oak branches.
Reverse descriptionRed. Boat filled with flowers in the centre. Banana tree (Musa acuminata) to the left. Landscape and local flora to the right.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of woman.
Obverse letteringBANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE CENT FRANCS PAYABLE EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR GUADELOUPE L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX-FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR H. DANGER FEC. E. GASPÉ SC.
(Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe Hundred Francs payable in cash to bearer Article 129 of the Penal Code finishes forced labor in perpetuity for the counterfeiter.)
Reverse letteringBANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE 100 GEORGES DUVAL INV et DEL G. HOURRIEZ SC.
(Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe 100)
Variants
Catalog ID1348694440
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