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1000 Francs with 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' overprint
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1971-1985 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs |
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| Reverse lettering | INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION D`OUTRE-MER PAPEETE 1000 L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI. (Translation: Overseas Emission Institute Papeete Article 139 of the penal code punishes with criminal imprisonment in perpetuity those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorised by law.) |
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| Protection description | Marianne wearing the Phrygian cap; capital letters RF |
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The Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer was established in 1966 to handle currency for French overseas territories after the dissolution of earlier colonial monetary arrangements. The 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' overprint on this series was a deliberate administrative assertion — these notes circulated across several Pacific territories simultaneously, with the overprint distinguishing them from earlier issues tied to specific colonial frameworks.
Banque de France produced the note in Paris, as it did for virtually all IEOM issues of this period. The watermark remains the primary security feature, modest by later standards but consistent with what France applied to its own domestic issues at the time.