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20 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Obverse description | Lilac-brown intaglio note based on the New Caledonia P-37 type, with a female portrait wearing a floral wreath at right, engraved by Ernest Deloche after Clément Serveau's design. A red oval overprint inscribed NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES / FRANCE LIBRE, incorporating palm trees and the Cross of Lorraine, distinguishes this issue for the New Hebrides. Bank name, denomination, and place of payment appear in letterpress above and below the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE VINGT FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR NOUMÉA CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina Twenty Francs Payable in cash to bearer Noumea) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour reverse engraved by Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita) after Roque's design, centred on a full-bodied peacock perched on a gnarled rocky outcrop amid flowering branches. Several swallowtail butterflies are scattered across the composition — one at upper left among the foliage, one at lower left, and two at right flanking the denomination panel — all set against a geometric lattice underprint in pale yellow. The large numeral "20" and abbreviation "FR" in deep blue occupy a framed cartouche at centre-right, with a scroll bearing the penal code warning inscription at lower right. |
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