| Issuer | Réunion (1848-date) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1816-1965) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 104 × 57 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#41 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor. Sailing ship `La Boudeuse` at left; portrait of Louis Antoine de Bougainville at right. Overprinted `LA REUNION` on margins of P#20B note from French Equatorial Africa. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | LA REUNION CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER CINQ FRANCS LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL BOUGAINVILLE LA REUNION G. A. KLEIN FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Reunion Central Fund of Overseas France Five Francs Bougainville Reunion) |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Woman at left, agricultural products and house at right. |
| Reverse lettering | LA REUNION CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI LA REUNION G. A. KLEIN FEC. A. CHAPON SC. (Translation: Reunion Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Anchors and small boats. |
| Variants | January 2, 1911 |
| Numisquare ID | 7022777500 |
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