100 Francs with 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' overprint

Issuer French Polynesia (1957-date)
Year 1971-1973
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 100 Francs (100 XPF)
Currency CFP Franc (1945-date)
Composition Paper
Size 139 × 75 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banque de France, France
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#24
Obverse description Multicolor. Native art and watermark inset circle at left; native woman playing a string instrument at right; port scene in background. Overprint `RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE` on lower center.
Obverse lettering INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION D`OUTRE-MER 100 RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE CENT FRANCS
(Translation: Overseas Emission Institute French Republic 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.
Reverse lettering INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION D`OUTRE-MER PAPEETE L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI.
(Translation: Overseas Emission Institute Papeete Article 139 of the penal code punishes criminal conclusion to perpetuity those who will counterfeit or falsified the bank notes authorized by law.)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description `La Marianne` wearing the Phrygian cap; Capital letters `RF`
Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 8817717040
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