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1000 Francs With 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' overprint
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1971-1983 |
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| Currency | CFP Franc (1945-date) |
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| Obverse description | A red border encloses the note, with white floral motifs at each corner. The central vignette presents a young Melanesian woman with flowers in her hair at right, while the left vignette depicts a traditional thatched hut amid palm trees. The denomination appears in numerals in the upper corners and in full text at the bottom centre, with the issuer inscription arching across the upper portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | A red border incorporating traditional Melanesian decorative patterns frames the multicolour central vignette. At left, the Church of Vao is depicted with a kagu bird in the foreground, while at right a traditional hut is shown alongside two deer. A rectangular panel at the bottom centre carries the promissory text, with the denomination written in full in the upper corners. |
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The Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer served the French overseas territories after the dissolution of earlier colonial monetary arrangements, and this overprinted series reflects an administrative awkwardness that the French Treasury never quite resolved cleanly. The 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' overprint was applied to existing stock rather than commissioning a wholly new design — a cost-driven decision that produced notes simultaneously bearing two distinct layers of institutional authority.
The long issuance window, stretching across twelve years, suggests staggered releases tied to territorial monetary agreements rather than a single print run.