5 Francs - Bougainville
| Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
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| Year | 1957 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 FCFA) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 104 × 56 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Georges-André Klein |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Georges Léon Égalité Beltrand Reverse: Auguste Chapon |
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| Reference(s) | P#28 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor. Sailing ship `La Boudeuse` at left, Louis Antoine de Bougainville at right. |
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| Obverse lettering |
INSTITUT D`EMISSION DE L`A.E.F. ET DU CAMEROUN CINQ FRANCS BOUGAINVILLE G. A. KLEIN FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Emission Institute of French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon Five Francs) |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Woman at left, agricultural products & house at right. |
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INSTITUT D`EMISSION DE L`A.E.F. ET DU CAMEROUN L`ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETES DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI G. A. KLEIN FEC. A. CHAPON SC. (Translation: Emission Institute of French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon 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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| Numisquare ID | 4800157720 |
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