Blue on red underprint. Phoenix rising from flames at center. Red overprint SPECIMEN. Red overprinted MARTINIQUE twice on P#19 from French Equatorial Africa.
Reverse description
Blue on orange. War and peace scenes.
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Obverse lettering
CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE MER
MARTINIQUE
1000
SPECIMEN
MILLE FRANCS
EDMUND DULAC DEL (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Martinique Thousand Francs)
Reverse lettering
CASSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE MER
L`article 139 du Code Pénal punit des travaux forcés ceux qui
auront contrefait ou falsifié les billets de Banques autorisées par
la Loi ainsi que ceux qui auront fait usage de ces billets
contrefaits ou falsifies.
1000
SPECIMEN
Ord. du 2 Fev. 1944 (Translation: Central Fund of Free France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law as well as those who have used these counterfeit or falsified banknotes. 1000 Order of February 2, 1944.)