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100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de la Guadeloupe |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE 100 CENT FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES A VUE AU PORTEUR LE DIRECTEUR UN CENSEUR LE CAISSIER E. A. WRIGHT BANK NOTE CO., PHILA. (Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe — Hundred Francs — Payable in cash on demand to bearer — The Director — A Censor — The Cashier) |
| Reverse description | Green intaglio on yellow guilloche underprint, with a repeating 'BANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE' letterpress underprint across the field. The central vignette, enclosed within a circular guilloche border, presents a sailing vessel under full sail on calm waters with mountainous coastline in the background. Denomination numerals '100' appear in guilloche rosettes to either side, and an elaborate foliate border frames the entire composition. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE 100 CENT FRANCS L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR E. A. WRIGHT BANK NOTE CO., PHILA. (Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe — Hundred Francs — Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes the counterfeiter with forced labor in perpetuity) |
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