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| Issuer | Banque de la Martinique |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Size | 180 × 90 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue on a fine guilloche underprint, the face carries two allegorical female figures seated at left and right within ornate vignettes, flanking a central serial number panel with signature lines for Le Directeur, Le Censeur, and Le Caissier. The bank title BANQUE DE LA MARTINIQUE and denomination MILLE FRANCS are boldly inscribed at top, with PAYABLES À VUE ET AU PORTEUR below. Corner quadrants repeat the numeral 1000 and series letter. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA MARTINIQUE MILLE FRANCS PAYABLES À VUE ET AU PORTEUR 1000 LE DIRECTEUR LE CENSEUR LE CAISSIER (Translation: Bank of Martinique — Thousand Francs payable on demand to bearer — The Director — The Censor — The Cashier) |
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| Reverse lettering | L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR BANQUE DE LA MARTINIQUE SERIE 8 (Translation: Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes the counterfeiter with forced labor in perpetuity — Bank of Martinique — Series 8) |
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