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5 Francs - Bougainville
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1950-1960 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER 200105431 CINQ FRANCS LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL 05431 BOUGAINVILLE B.81 G.A.KLEIN FEC. SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON G.BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Five Francs The General Director Central Fund of Overseas France) |
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| Reverse lettering | SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON 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 G.A.KLEIN FEC. SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON A.CHAPON SC. (Translation: Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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.) |
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The Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer used a single note design across multiple territories simultaneously — the same P#22 type circulated in French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, differentiated only by overprint or decree text. This multi-territory approach was a deliberate postwar administrative consolidation, not a printing economy measure.
Beltrand was among the most technically accomplished intaglio engravers working at the Banque de France atelier during this period. Chapon handled the reverse plate separately — a division of labor common to Banque de France production but worth noting given how unified the finished note appears.