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100 Francs

Emittent Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer
Jahr 1944
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Nennwert 100 Francs
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Vorderseitenbeschreibung Green intaglio on an orange underprint. The central vignette presents a portrait of Marianne, the allegorical figure of the French Republic, flanked by anchors at either side. The denomination numeral '100' is repeated in the lower corners, with the issuing authority's title arched across the upper register and the designer's credit 'EDMUND DULAC DEL.' inscribed in the lower margin.
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Rückseitenbeschreibung Green intaglio on a yellow underprint. The central vignette presents a maritime and mercantile still life composed of an anchor, barrel, bale, and assorted trade implements. The issuing authority's title and the authorizing ordinance date 'ORD 2 FEV. 1944' occupy the upper register, while the lower field carries the standard Penal Code anti-counterfeiting warning in full.
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The Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer was established by de Gaulle's provisional government in 1944 specifically to provide a monetary mechanism for liberated French territories — a deliberate separation from Vichy-tainted institutions. This note was part of the initial issue, produced in London while the war was still running.

Edmund Dulac, best known as a book illustrator, designed several of the Allied occupation and liberation currency series during the war years, working from London. Bradbury Wilkinson executed the engraving. The pairing was unusual for colonial currency of the period, which rarely attracted designers of Dulac's reputation.