5 Francs
| Issuer | French Settlements of Oceania (1903-1957) |
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| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1919-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 143 × 92 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Note Printing Branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Reference(s) | P#19 |
| Obverse description | Dark-blue. Woman with wreath and holding small figure of Athena at center. Two signatures varieties. |
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| Obverse lettering |
BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI 5 Fr. PAPEETE CINQ FRANCS (Translation: Bank of Indochina Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced labor for life killed those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law Papeete Five Francs) |
| Reverse description | Dark-blue and light-green. Statue of Four Faces of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (God who hears the cry of the World) - Bayon Temple (Angkor, Cambodia). |
| Reverse lettering |
BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE CINQ FRANCS PAPEETE (Translation: Bank of Indochina Five Francs Papeete) |
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| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 3140538950 |
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