20 Francs

Issuer	Nouvelles Hébrides (French National Services)
Year	1943
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Shape	Rectangular
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Obverse description	Printed in green, blue, and black, the note is framed by an inner border of five straight lines interspersed with linked curved and diamond guilloche ornaments, with a continuous fine green underprint of repetitive text 'NOUVELLESHEBRIDES' filling the body. The Cross of Lorraine appears at top centre, flanked by the inscriptions 'Sces NATIONAUX NOUVELLES' at upper left and 'Francais des HEBRIDES' at upper right, with the large black denomination '20 Frs' centred within a wreath of two blue palm fronds and the legend 'CONTROLE DU FRANC NEO HEBRIDAIS' below. Signature titles 'Le Commissaire Résident de France' and 'Le Caissier Comptable' appear with their respective manuscript signatures above the serial numbers printed in black at the lower left and right corners.
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Reverse description	Printed in green and blue, the reverse repeats the inner guilloche border of five straight lines with linked curved and diamond ornaments, and the continuous fine green underprint of 'NOUVELLESHEBRIDES' across the body of the note. The denomination is displayed across the centre in three elements: '20' at centre left, 'NH' at top and bottom centre within an oval ornamental border incorporating the watermark area, and 'Francs' at centre right.
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Protection description	Watermark in the form of French text or lettering, visible in the central oval area on the reverse
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