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100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de la Guadeloupe |
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| Year | 1920-1925 |
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| Value | 100 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and blue, the obverse bears a central perforated SPECIMEN overprint. A balance scale and pair of cornucopias appear at the lower center as principal allegorical vignettes. Two signature varieties are known for this type, with the issuing authority and denomination inscribed in period letterpress style. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE de la GUADELOUPE IL SERA PAYE EN ESPÈCE, A VUE, AU PORTEUR CENT FRANCS. CORNOUAILLES FECIT. (Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe will pay in cash to bearer Hundred Francs) |
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The Banque de la Guadeloupe was one of the colonial privileged banks established under French law, operating as the note-issuing authority for the island rather than any branch of the Banque de France. These institutions held a precarious status — privately capitalized but publicly mandated — and the 1920s were particularly difficult years, with post-war inflation straining colonial monetary arrangements across the French Antilles.
Crosbie's engraving work appears across several French colonial series of this period, often from plates shared or adapted between the Antillean issuers. Whether the Guadeloupe plates were purpose-cut or derived from a common colonial design stock is worth investigating before attributing any unique artistic intent to this specific note.