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100 Francs
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | 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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| Reverse description | 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. |
| Reverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER ORD 2 FEV. 1944 100 | 100 L`article 139 du Code Pénal punit des travaux forcés ceux qui auront contrefait ou falsifié les billet de Banque autorisés par la Loi ainsi que ceux qui auront fait usage de ces billets contrefaits ou falsifiés. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Order of February 2, 1944 Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law as well as those who have used these counterfeit or falsified banknotes.) |
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