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20 Francs
| Issuer | New Hebrides (1906-1980) |
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| Year | 1967-1970 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#3.1, Schön#5 |
| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap, her flowing hair rendered in fine detail, engraved by Raymond Joly whose signature R·JOLY appears in the right field. The circular legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE runs along the upper periphery, while the date is inscribed in the lower field between two raised dots. The portrait is executed in a neoclassical style characteristic of French coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE R·JOLY 1970 (Translation: French Republic) |
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The New Hebrides was a condominium jointly administered by Britain and France — one of the stranger colonial arrangements of the twentieth century, with parallel court systems, police forces, and currencies operating simultaneously. French francs, British pounds, and eventually these condominium-specific issues all circulated together, which did little for monetary clarity. Paris handled the actual striking of this series.
The KM#3.1 designation distinguishes this from a later variant with revised specifications introduced in 1973.