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5 Francs Violet type
| Issuer | Banque de la Martinique |
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| Year | 1934-1945 |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
| Obverse description | Printed in violet on white paper, the obverse is composed around a central oval guilloche frame enclosing the issuer name BANQUE DE LA MARTINIQUE and the promissory text, flanked by two intaglio portrait medallions — a left-facing female head at left and a right-facing jewelled female head at right — set against a finely engraved foliate and tropical plant underprint. Large numeral 5 denominators appear in each corner, with series and serial numbers printed in black, and a rectangular cartouche at the lower centre bearing the forgery warning under Article 139 of the Penal Code. Two manuscript signatures appear below the printed titles Le Directeur and Le Caissier. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 5 605 C.391 BANQUE DE LA MARTINIQUE IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR CINQ FRANCS (PAR GROUPE DE CINQ BILLETS.) Le Directeur Le Caissier L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR 5 5 AH - CABASSON . INV ET DEL 1874 J. ROBERT SC. (Translation: Bank of Martinique It will be paid in cash, at sight, to bearer Five Francs (per group of five tickets) The Manager The Cashier Art 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labour in perpetuity the counterfeiter.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue-green, the reverse centres on an oval guilloche medallion bearing an intaglio portrait of a classical female head in profile, surmounted by a caduceus flanked by exotic parrots perched on flowering branches. Two circular vignettes at left and right contain star motifs, and a decorative cartouche at the lower centre carries the statutory legislation inscription, all within an elaborate engraved border of tropical foliage and scrollwork. Denomination numeral 5 appears at each corner. |
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