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.
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.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
This note has an inset watermark - République Française.
Obverse lettering
Institut D`Emission D`Outre-Mer
Nouvelles Hėbrides Nouvelles Hėbrides
CENT FRANCS (Translation: Overseas Broadcast Institute New Hebrides One Hundred Francs)
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.)