1000 Francs

€1.00
IssuerGuadeloupe (Overseas France)
Year1942
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value1000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size164 × 92 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterE. A. Wright Bank Note Company, Philadelphia, United States (1872-1964)
No. printed
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Reference(s) P#26A
Obverse descriptionBlack on blue underprint. Like P#26, but reduced size. Portrait of Karukera at center. Three times red printed SPECIMEN.
Reverse descriptionPurple on yellow underprint. Wind rose (compass star) at center.
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Obverse letteringBANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE 1000 MILLE FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES A VUE AU PORTEUR L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR 1000 E. A. WRIGHT BANK NOTE CO., PHILA. SPECIMEN
(Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe Thousand Francs Payable in cash to bearer Article 129 of the Penal Code finishes forced labor in perpetuity for the counterfeiter.)
Reverse letteringBANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE 1000 MILLE FRANCS E. A. WRIGHT BANK NOTE CO., PHILA.
(Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe Thousand Francs)
Variants
Catalog ID4792131260
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