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5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Size | 148 × 92 mm |
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| Obverse description | Brown and green underprint on the base design of New Caledonia P-36, with a helmeted allegorical female vignette at left. A red oval overprint bearing the legend NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES FRANCE LIBRE, incorporating a palm tree motif and the Cross of Lorraine, distinguishes this issue as a Free French wartime provisional. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in orange and green, the reverse carries an ornate scrollwork border with two blank oval medallions flanking a central cartouche. Within the cartouche, the anti-counterfeiting penal code warning is set in letterpress text, while a large numeral "5" appears in intaglio at the lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI. (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labour those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorised by law.) |
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