| Issuer | New Hebrides (1906-1980) |
| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 20 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1921-1982) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 178 × 92 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Obverse: Clément Serveau Reverse: Roque |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ernest Deloche Reverse: Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita) |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#6 |
| Obverse description | Lilac-brown. Portrait of woman with wreath at right. Overprint: red oval with NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES FRANCE LIBRE (palms and Cross of Lorraine) on New Caledonia P-37. |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Peacock at left; butterflies (swallowtails) at right. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | |
| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE
VINGT FRANCS
PAYABLES EN ESPÉCES AU PORTEUR
NOUMÉA
CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina Twenty Francs Payable in cash to bearer Noumea) |
| Reverse lettering | NOUMEA
20 FR
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL
PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS
CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT
OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BAN-
QUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI.
ROQUE FEC. RITA SC. (Translation: Noumea 20 Fr Article 139 of the Penal Code punished by forced labor perpetuity of those who have counterfeit or falsified these banknotes what is permitted by law.) |
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| Catalog ID | 7476459630 |
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