| Issuer | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 100 New Francs (100 FRF) |
| Currency | New Franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 204 × 109 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Robert Poughéon |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Jules Piel, André Marliat Reverse: Robert Armanelli |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#35 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor printing. The overprint `SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON` repeated twice is printed in black. The wording is brown purple in color and the value `5000` in numbers is printed in dark blue. Numbering and signature are printed in black. The overprint `COUNTER-VALUE OF 100 NEW FRANCS` is printed in red at the location of the watermark. Pensive bust of Victor Schoelcher, French journalist and politician posing in front of a sea and mountain landscape. In his hand, the parchment of the abolition of slavery in the French colonies. A single signature: The Managing Director: A. Postel-Vinay. |
| Reverse description | Group of figures busy picking fruit. Below, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a gray cartridge. The overprint “SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON” repeated twice is printed in black. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Woman`s head wearing a Phrygian cap. |
| Obverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE-MER
CINQ MILLE FRANCS
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL
CONTRE-VALEUR DE
100
NOUVEAUX FRANCS
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
R. POUGHEON FEC. J. PIEL - A. MARLIAT SC. (Translation: Central Cash from France Overseas Five Thousand Francs Saint-Pierre and Miquelon The Director General Coutervalue of 100 New Francs Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) |
| Reverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA
FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER
CINQ MILLE FRANCS
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
W. FEL FEC R. ARMANELLI SC. (Translation: Central Cash from France Overseas Five Thousand Francs Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes Forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified Banknotes authorized by Law W. Fel Fec R. Armanelli Sc.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 1589307330 |
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