1000 Francs

Issuer French Settlements of Oceania (1903-1957)
Year 1954
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1000 Francs (1000 XPF)
Currency CFP Franc (1945-date)
Composition Paper
Size 178 × 77 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)
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Reference(s) P#22
Obverse description Blue, similar to P#18. Statues from Angkor temple in Cambodia at left. Overprint on P#78 (100 Piastres) from French Indochina.
Obverse lettering BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE PAPEETE Emission 1954 L`article 139 du Code Pénal punit des travaux forcés ceux qui auront contrefait ou falsifié les billets de banques autorisées par la loi. MILLE FRANCS TAHITI 1000
(Translation: Bank of Indochina Papeete 1954 Issue Article 139 of the Penal Code punished by forced labor perpetuity of those who have counterfeit or falsified these vouchers as well as those who have made use of these vouchers counterfeit or falsified. Thousand Francs Tahiti)
Reverse description Blue. Men carrying baskets at center.
Reverse lettering PAPEETE FRANCS MILLE TAHITI
(Translation: Papeete Thousand Francs Tahiti)
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 3404190190
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