100 Francs La Bourdonnais

€220,123.00
IssuerFrench Equatorial Africa
Year1947
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Francs (100 FCFA)
CurrencyCFA franc (1945-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size164 × 88 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)William Fel
Engraver(s)Obverse: Robert Armanelli
Reverse: Georges Régnier
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#24
Obverse descriptionMulticolor. Portrait of Bertrand-François Mahé, ship `La Bourdonnais` at left; native couple at right.
Reverse descriptionMulticolor. Woman in profile at right; mountains in landscape.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of a woman seen from three quarters.
Obverse letteringCAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER CENT FRANCS Le Directeur Général LA BOURDONNAIS W. FEL. FEC. R. ARMANELLI SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Hundred Francs La Bourdonnais)
Reverse letteringCAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER 100 CENT FRANCS L`ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Hundred Francs Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by Law.)
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Catalog ID2044178500
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