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20 Francs - Emile Gentil

Issuer Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer
Year 1947
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Engraver(s) Obverse: Joseph Broutin
Reverse: Magd. Tison
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Obverse description Brown on multicolour underprint. A vignette to the right presents a portrait of explorer Émile Gentil, while a village scene with figures occupies the left portion of the note. The note is an overprint of the French Equatorial Africa P#22 issue, with the text «LA RÉUNION» applied to the margins.
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Reverse description Multicolour. The central vignette presents two African warriors in traditional dress. As with the obverse, the note carries marginal «LA RÉUNION» overprints applied to the French Equatorial Africa P#22 base note.
Reverse lettering LA REUNION CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER LA REUNION L`ARTICLE 139 DU COE PÉNALE PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI P. MUNIER FEC. MAGD. TISON SC.
(Translation: Reunion Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.)
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