Catalog
| Issuer | Comptoirs Français des Nouvelles-Hébrides |
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| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red and blue, the obverse centres on a vignette of a bridge flanked by tall palm trees, with a thatched indigenous dwelling at lower left. The issuer's full title and capital declaration appear across the upper portion, with the promise-to-pay text and denomination in French letterpress script across the centre. The printer's imprint and designer's credit are rendered in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red on a fine guilloche underprint composed of repeated ornamental motifs filling the entire field, the reverse presents a central medallion enclosing the numeral 25 within a dotted circle, set within an elaborate cartouche of crossed spears, foliage, and tropical fronds. Indigenous pottery vessels are placed at the lower left and right, flanking the central device. |
| Reverse lettering | 25 |
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