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1000 Francs ovpt. on 100 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1941-1943 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE PAPEETE L`article 139 du Code Pénal punit des travaux forcés ceux qui auront contrefait ou falsifié les billets de banques autorisées par la loi. 1000 Fcs TAHITI 1000 (Translation: Bank of Indochina Papeete 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. 1000 Francs Tahiti) |
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| Reverse lettering | DONG YANG FRANCS MILLE TAHITI 東方匯理銀行 (Translation: Banque de l'Indochine / Thousand Francs / Tahiti) |
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When Japanese forces cut off Indochina from metropolitan France in 1940, the Banque de l'Indochine faced an acute supply problem: new printing orders could not reach Paris or the usual European printers. The American Bank Note Company filled the gap, producing emergency currency in New York for a French colonial territory under Vichy administration — an arrangement that required some diplomatic delicacy given the circumstances.
The overprint converting a 100 Piastres plate into a 1000 Francs denomination reflects the dual-currency character of Indochina at the time, where piastres and francs coexisted at a fixed but politically contested rate. The overprint itself was applied in New York before shipment.