5 Francs With Decree

€215,400.00
IssuerNew Caledonia
Year1916
TypeStandard banknote
Value5 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1873-1945)
CompositionPaper
Size141 × 106 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Designers: Georges Duval, Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis
Engraver(s)Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#15
Obverse descriptionBlue and red. Oriental woman seated below Liberty seated holding caduceus at left.
Reverse descriptionBlue. Penal code article.
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Obverse letteringBANQUE 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 lettering5 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 killed those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law, as well as those who will have used these counterfeit or falsified Notes proud, those who will have them in-found on the French territory that will be punished of the same sentence.)
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Catalog ID8939336860
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