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1000 Francs

Issuer Banque de la Martinique
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.
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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