5 Francs with decrees

€1.00
IssuerFrench Settlements of Oceania (1903-1957)
Year1912-1914
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1919-1944)
CompositionPaper
Size141 × 106 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Designers: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis, Georges Duval
Engraver(s)Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#1
Obverse descriptionRed. Oriental woman seated below Liberty seated holding caduceus at left. With or without black overprinted `PAPEETE (TAHITI)` at top center.
Reverse descriptionRed. Penal code article.
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Obverse letteringBANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE PAPEETE (TAHITI) Décrets des 21 Janvier 1875, 20 Février 1888, 16 Mai 1900 & 3 Avril 1901 PAPEETE (TAHITI), le 2 Septembre 1912. CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES EN MONNAIE LOCALE AU PORTEUR Un Administrateur : L`Admr-Directeur, DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC A LEVEILLE SC
(Translation: Bank of Indochina Papeete (Tahiti) Decrees of January 21, 1875 ; February 20, 1888 ; May 16, 1900 and April 3, 1901 Papeete (Tahiti), September 2nd., 1912. Five Francs payable in cash to bearer An administrator , The Director)
Reverse letteringBANQUE 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: Bank of Indochina  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 ID6321893700
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