5 Francs - Bougainville

Issuer Martinique (Overseas France)
Year 1947-1949
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 5 Francs
Currency Franc (1855-1960)
Composition Paper
Size 112 × 60 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banque de France, France
Designer(s) Georges-André Klein
Engraver(s) Obverse: Georges Léon Égalité Beltrand
Reverse: Auguste Chapon
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#27
Obverse description Multicolor. Sailing ship `La Boudeuse` at left, Louis Antoine de Bougainville at right. Overprinted `MARTINIQUE` on margins of P#20B note from French Equatorial Africa.
Obverse lettering MARTINIQUE 5 CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER 5 049963950 CINQ FRANCS MARTINIQUE MARTINIQUE LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL 65950 W20.23 G. A. KLEIN FEC. G. BELTRAND SC.
Reverse description Multicolor. Woman at left, agricultural products & house at right. Overprinted `MARTINIQUE` on margins of P#20B note from French Equatorial Africa.
Reverse lettering 5 MARTINIQUE 5 CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER MARTINIQUE MARTINIQUE L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI G. A. KLEIN FEC. A. CHAPON SC.
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 6056272070
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