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| Emittent | Caisse Centrale de la France Libre |
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| Jahr | 1941 |
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| Größe | 155 × 100 mm |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE LIBRE CENT FRANCS EDMUND DULAC DEL. |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Yellow-green note with a central intaglio vignette of an allegorical still-life group composed of agricultural and commercial goods — barrels, wheat sheaves, and produce — surrounded by elaborate calligraphic scrollwork. The issuer's title is repeated in bold letterpress at the top, with the ordinance date 'ORD. DU 2 DEC 1941' inscribed below it. The denomination '100' appears in large numerals at the lower left and right corners, and a cautionary legal penalty text in italic script occupies a cartouche at the lower centre. |
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The Caisse Centrale de la France Libre was established by de Gaulle's Free French administration in 1941 as a parallel monetary authority, intended to give the movement financial credibility independent of Vichy-controlled institutions. This 100 Francs was among the first notes issued under it — printed in London at a moment when the Free French controlled almost no actual French territory.
Edmund Dulac, the Franco-British illustrator best known for his book illustrations, was an unusual choice for currency work. Bradbury Wilkinson had engravers of their own, but Dulac's involvement gave the series a distinctive character that set it apart from conventional wartime emergency issues.
The series later circulated in liberated French colonial territories before metropolitan France was recovered.