| Issuer | French Settlements of Oceania (1903-1957) |
| Year | 1927 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1919-1944) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 92 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Charles-Albert Walhain |
| Engraver(s) | Ernest Deloche |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#11 |
| Obverse description | Red-brown. Portrait of helmet woman at left. |
| Reverse description | Red-brown. Penal code article a center. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Native head in profile. |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE
5
CINQ FRANCS
PAPEETE
PAYABLES EN ESPECES
AU PORTEUR
L`ART 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX
FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES
BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISEES PAR LA LOI.
CH. WALHAIN FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina Five Francs Papeete Payable in cash to bearer Art 139 of the Penal Code punishes work forces those who have counterfeit or falsified the banknotes authorized by Law.) |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE
L`ARTICLE 139
DU CODE PENAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCES
CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FAL-
SIFIE LES BILLETS
DE BANQUES AUTO-
RISEES PAR LA LOI. (Translation: Bank of Indochina Art 139 of the Penal Code punishes work forces those who have counterfeit or falsified the banknotes authorized by Law.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 3249705110 |
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