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5 Francs
| Issuer | Trésor Colonial de la Guadeloupe |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1960) |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset note printed in blue on green paper (P#4a) or black on dark-green paper (P#4b), enclosed within a fine guilloche border. The text is arranged in a strictly typographical layout with the colonial authority and denomination in graduated letterpress type, a handwritten serial number below center, and two manuscript signature lines at the foot flanked by the printed titles of the signatories. |
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| Obverse lettering | GUADELOUPE ET DÉPENDANCES TRÉSOR COLONIAL (Décret du 18 Août 1884.) CINQ FRANCS. La Délégué du Gouverneur. Le Trésorier Payeur. LA CONTRE VALEUR EN ESPÈCES EST DÉPOSÉE AU TRÉSOR. (Translation: Guadeloupe and Dependencies Colonial Treasury (Decree of August 18, 1884.) Five Francs. The Governor's Delegate. The Treasurer Paymaster. The cash equivalent is deposited in the Treasury.) |
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| Variants | P#4a - blue on green underprint P#4b - black on green paper floral design in margin |
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