100 Francs `La Réunion`

€294,866.00
IssuerRéunion (1848-date)
Year1960
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1816-1965)
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#49
Obverse descriptionMulticolor. Like P#45, issued by `Institut D`Émission des Départements D`Outre-Mer` (Issuing Institute Overseas Department). Portrait of Bertrand-François Mahé, ship `La Bourdonnais` at left; native couple at right; double brown overprint `LA REUNION` on top and bottom center margins.
Reverse descriptionMulticolor. Woman in profile at right; mountains in landscape.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of a woman seen from three quarters.
Obverse letteringLA REUNION 100 INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENTS D`OUTRE-MER CENT FRANCS LA BOURDONNAIS LA REUNION W. FEL FEC. R. ARMANELLI SC.
(Translation: Reunion Issuing Institute Overseas Department Hundred Francs La Bourdonnais Reunion)
Reverse letteringLA REUNION INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENTS D`OUTRE-MER CENT FRANCS L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI LA REUNION W. FEL FEC. G. REGNIER SC.
(Translation: Reunion Issuing Institute Overseas Department 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 ID9842834660
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