100 Francs overprint in capital letters

Issuer New Hebrides (1906-1980)
Year 1965-1971
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 100 Francs
Currency Franc (1921-1982)
Composition Paper
Size 140 × 75 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banque de France, France
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#16
Obverse description Multicolor. Native art and watermark inset circle at left; native woman playing a string instrument at right; port scene in background.
Obverse lettering INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION D`OUTRE-MER CENT FRANCS
(Translation: Overseas Broadcast Institute Hundred Francs)
Reverse description Multicolor. Woman surrounded by foliage and flowers at left; native motifs appear at right center and bottom center; anti-counterfeiting warning at lower left corner. Overprinted `NOUVELLES-HÉBRIDES` in blue at top center.
Reverse lettering INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION D`OUTRE-MER NOUVELLES-HÉBRIDES L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE À PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI.
(Translation: Overseas Broadcast Institute New Hebrides Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes those who counterfeit or falsify official banknotes with life in prison.)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description This note has an inset watermark - République Française.
Variants
Numisquare ID 6903201070
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