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2 Francs penal text in 3 lines on reverse
| Issuer | Trésorerie de Nouméa |
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| Year | 1918-1919 |
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| Size | 110 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Green on unprinted paper. A vignette at left depicts a Kanak figure standing in a dugout canoe beneath tall palm trees, rendered in fine line engraving. The denomination 'Deux Francs' is printed in large bold letterpress typeface at centre, flanked by a decorative border of repeating geometric guilloche patterns along all four margins. The note bears the issuing authority and decree date in the upper portion, with manuscript date 'Nouméa, le 13 Janvier 1919' and two handwritten signatures in the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE ET DÉPENDANCES TRÉSORERIE de NOUMÉA Décret du 14 Novembre 1918 Deux Francs Nouméa, le 13 Janvier 1919 (Translation: New Caledonia and Dependencies Noumea Treasury Decree of November 14, 1918 Two Francs Nouméa, January 13, 1919) |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE BON DE CAISSE L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ CES BONS AINSI QUE CEUX QUI EN AURONT FAIT USAGE. Les Bons seront retirés de la circulation dans un délai de un an à courir de la cessation des hostilités. 2 Fr TRÉSOR (Translation: French Republic Cash Voucher Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes by forced labor in perpetuity those who have counterfeited or falsified these vouchers as well as those who have made use of them. The vouchers will be withdrawn from circulation within a period of one year from the cessation of hostilities. 2 Fr Treasury) |
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