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5 Francs With Decree
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE 823 T.7 5 Décrets des 21 Janvier 1875, 20 Février 1888, 16 Mai 1900 & 3 Avril 1901 NOUMÉA, le 9 Juin 1916. CINQ FRANCS Un Administrateur : L'Administrateur-Directeur, T.7 823 DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC A LEVEILLE SC (Translation: Decrees of January 21, 1875 ; February 20, 1888 ; May 16, 1900 and April 3, 1901 Bank of Indo-China Noumea, June 9., 1916. Five Francs payable in cash to bearer An administrator , The Director) |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue, the reverse is framed by an elaborate guilloche border with geometric corner ornaments in an East Asian decorative style, incorporating dragon vignettes at top and bottom. The central panel carries the penal code warning text in two columns, flanking a lightly printed underprint with the denomination numeral 5 repeated in each corner. The designers' credit DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC appears in the lower left margin. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 5 5 5 BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC (Translation: Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced labor for life for those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law, as well as those who will have used these counterfeit or falsified notes, and those who will have found them on French territory shall be punished with the same sentence.) |
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