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5 Francs

Issuer Banque de la Réunion
Year 1901-1944
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Value 5 Francs
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Obverse description Red intaglio print on a guilloche-patterned ground, with two medallic portrait vignettes — a male head at left and a female head at right — set within an oval frame flanked by the numeral 5 at each corner. The bank title and denomination CINQ FRANCS are printed in bold letterpress at center, with the statutory penalty text enclosed in a cartouche below the signature lines. Two manuscript signatures appear for Le Directeur and Le Caissier, with eight known signature varieties recorded for this type.
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Reverse description Dark gray intaglio print on an uncolored ground, with a central circular vignette containing a left-facing female portrait in classical style, set within an elaborate symmetrical design of scrollwork and foliage. Two parrots perch on branches at the upper left and right, while two circular medallions bearing star devices flank the composition at center left and right. The denomination numeral 5 appears at all four corners, and a rectangular cartouche at lower center carries the statutory legislative inscription.
Reverse lettering 5 5 5 5 LÉGISLATION ORGANIQUE ET STATUTAIRE DE 1901 H- CABASSON INV ET DEL 1874 CH - WULLSCHLEGER - SC.
(Translation: Legislations Organic and Statutory of 1901.)
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