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5 Francs - Bougainville
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed multicolour vignette with the three-masted frigate La Boudeuse under sail at left, paired with a portrait bust of French navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville at right, rendered against a fine guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral appears in each upper corner, and the issuer's title runs along the upper border. Designer and engraver credits appear in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour intaglio composition centred on a traditionally dressed indigenous woman seated at left with a wicker basket of tropical fruits before her, while a colonial building set among palm trees against a mountainous landscape occupies the right field. A central text panel carries the statutory anti-counterfeiting notice, with the designer's and engraver's credits printed at the lower corners. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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