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1000 Francs La Réunion et Mayotte
| Issuer | Banque de la Réunion et de Mayotte |
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| Year | 2021-2025 |
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| Designer(s) | Franck Medina |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette of a young Creole woman with a hibiscus flower in her hair, holding a basket of tropical fruits including pineapple and bananas. Background renders a lush coastal landscape with palm trees and a rocky shoreline. An octagonal dry-stamp watermark panel appears at right, with the Governor's signature above. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1000 BANQUE DE LA RÉUNION ET DE MAYOTTE 1000 MILLE FRANCS CET ESSAI MONÉTAIRE N'A PAS COURS LÉGAL. LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR. |
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The Banque de la Réunion et de Mayotte is not a central bank in any official sense — it is a private commemorative and fantasy note issuer, producing limited-edition paper pieces that circulate among collectors rather than in trade. This note is not legal tender in either Réunion or Mayotte, both of which use the Euro through standard French monetary arrangements. The "1000 Francs" denomination references the old CFA franc and its predecessor currencies, none of which were ever issued by an entity of this name.
Franck Medina is a Réunion-based graphic designer whose work on this series is print-on-demand in character. The watermark feature, modest by any measure, is the most security-conscious element of what is essentially a novelty item.