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1000 Francs CFP
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer (IEOM) |
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| Year | 2014-2018 |
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| Currency | CFP Franc (1945-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large intaglio vignette of a sea turtle (tortoise) rendered in fine engraved detail at center-right, set against a warm ochre and orange guilloche underprint incorporating traditional Polynesian tapa cloth geometric motifs from Wallis Island. To the left of center, a manta ray vignette is rendered in intaglio over a lighter guilloche panel bearing the three signature lines. The issuer's kagu bird logo appears at upper left alongside the legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, with the large numeral 1000 and CFP identifier at upper right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents intaglio vignettes of a horned parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) and a kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) amid white terns, set against a multicolored guilloche underprint incorporating the Siapo cloth pattern of Futuna Island. A decorative frieze running along the lower margin displays stylized Polynesian fauna motifs in white on a terracotta band, flanking the denomination inscription. The large numeral 1000 appears at upper right against a yellow-orange geometric underprint. |
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The IEOM was established in 1966 to manage currency across French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna — three territories separated by thousands of kilometres of Pacific Ocean but sharing a single banknote series. The franc CFP (Change Franc Pacifique, later rebranded Comptoirs Français du Pacifique) has been pegged to the euro at a fixed rate of 1 EUR = 119.3317 XPF since 1999, when the euro replaced the French franc as the anchor currency.
This P#6 belongs to the second polymer-era generation — though notably printed on cotton rather than polymer, bucking the regional trend toward plastic substrate that neighbours like Australia had long adopted. Banque de France retained production throughout the series.