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1000 Francs without date
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE NOUMÉA L`article 139 du Code Pénal punit des travaux forcés ceux qui auront contrefait ou falsifié les billets de banques autorisées par la loi. Mille Francs 1000 LE DIRECTEUR DE LA SUCURSALE. UN FONDE DE POUVOIRS. (Translation: Bank of Indochina Noumea 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. Thousand Francs The Director of the Branch. A Foundation of Powers.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue throughout, the reverse carries a central intaglio vignette of a procession of Indochinese workers in conical hats transporting suspended baskets on shoulder poles along a riverside path, rendered in fine detail against a pale guilloche underprint. The denomination "1000 / Mille Francs" appears in bold numerals and text at the right, while the overprint "NOUMÉA" is placed at upper left. The entire composition is framed by a meander-pattern border with floral rosette corner ornaments. Serial number areas on the right have been blacked out. |
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The American Bank Note Company printed this note in New York during the Japanese occupation of Indochina — a geopolitical peculiarity that made direct supply to the colony impossible. These notes were produced for the Free French administration in exile and intended for eventual reintroduction, though the practical path to circulation was far from clear at the time of printing.
The undated format was deliberate, preserving flexibility for an issuing authority that had no firm control over when, or whether, it could deploy them. P#45 is closely related to earlier Indochine high-denomination types but distinguishes itself through its ABNC printing provenance, which is traceable through the company's own archived production records.