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20 Francs Établissement de Nouméa
| Issuer | Établissement de Nouméa |
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| Year | 1875 |
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| Value | 20 Francs |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in black on pale paper, with the circular seal of the Établissement de Nouméa at upper left, surmounted by the letter 'A'. Central promissory text is arranged in horizontal bands, with 'VINGT FRANCS' in bold letterpress forming the dominant legend. Two signatures appear at the bottom center beneath the issuing authority titles, and the denomination numeral '20' is repeated in the lower corners within circular guilloche frames. |
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| Obverse lettering | ÉTABLISSEMENT DE NOUMÉA A Emission de Billets de Banque. Autorisée par décret en date, du 14 Juillet 1874. Il sera payé à vue et au porteur VINGT FRANCS★ NOUMEA, le 10 AVRIL, 1875 20 20 |
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The Établissement de Nouméa was not a conventional colonial bank but a commercial house operating in New Caledonia during a period when the territory lacked any formal banking infrastructure. These private emission notes filled a genuine transactional void in a penal colony economy where coin was chronically scarce and metropolitan credit instruments were useless.
P#7 is among the rarest survivals from French Oceanic private note issues of the 1870s. Very few examples are documented in institutional collections.