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20 Francs - Emile Gentil
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1947-1949 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour intaglio print on a note overprinted GUADELOUPE in the margins of the French Equatorial Africa P#22 issue. The central vignette presents explorer Émile Gentil in portrait to the right, with a village scene and figures to the left. The denomination VINGT FRANCS appears in large lettering, flanked by the repeated numeral 20, with the issuing authority CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER inscribed across the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 20 GUADELOUPE 014336573 VINGT FRANCS GUADELOUPE GUADELOUPE LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL, GUADELOUPE EMILE.GENTIL 36573 T6 CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER P. MUNIER FEC. BROUTIN SC. (Translation: Guadeloupe Twenty Francs Emile Gentil Central Fund of Overseas France) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour intaglio print, with the GUADELOUPE overprint repeated in the margins as on the obverse. The central vignette portrays two African warriors in traditional attire. The penal warning inscription referencing Article 139 of the Penal Code runs along the lower portion of the note, with the engraver's signature MAGD. TISON SC. in the lower margin. |
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