100 Francs overprint in cursive

Issuer New Hebrides (1906-1980)
Year 1970-1977
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#18
Obverse description Port scene. Native art and watermark inset circle at left. Woman playing a string instrument at right. Serial number appears in black at top center of port scene. Final 5 digits of serial number repeated at lower left corner. Series (or control) number appears at lower right corner.
Obverse lettering Institut D`Emission D`Outre-Mer Nouvelles Hėbrides Nouvelles Hėbrides CENT FRANCS
(Translation: Overseas Broadcast Institute New Hebrides One Hundred Francs)
Reverse description Denomination (100) appears at top left and right. Woman surrounded by foliage and flowers at left. Native motifs appear at right center and bottom center. Anti-counterfeiting warning at lower left corner. Territory name (Nouvelles Hėbrides) appears twice in script font. This is in contrast to the single appearance in block font on the related P-16 note.
Reverse lettering Institut D`Emission D`Outre-Mer Nouvelles Hėbrides 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 6591247060
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