20 Francs - Emile Gentil

€391,095.00
IssuerFrench Guiana
Year1947
TypeStandard banknote
Value20 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1917-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size136 × 73 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Pierre Munier
Engraver(s)Obverse: Joseph Broutin
Reverse: Magd. Tison
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#21
Obverse descriptionBrown on multicolor. Explorer Emile Gentil to the right and a village with people to the left. Overprinted `GUYANE` on margins of P#22 note from French Equatorial Africa.
Reverse descriptionMulticolor. Two African warriors. Overprinted `GUYANE` on margins of P#22 note from French Equatorial Africa.
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Obverse letteringGUYANE 20 VINGT FRANCS LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL, GUYANE EMILE.GENTIL CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER P. MUNIER FEC. BROUTIN SC.
(Translation: Guiana Twenty Francs Emile.Gentil Central Fund of Overseas France)
Reverse letteringGUYANE CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER GUYANE L`ARTICLE 139 DU COE PÉNALE PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI P. MUNIER FEC. MAGD. TISON SC.
(Translation: Guiana Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.)
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Catalog ID2219056860
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