5 New Francs Overprint on 500 Francs

€396,345.00
IssuerFrench Guiana
Year1961
TypeStandard banknote
Value5 New Francs
CurrencyNew Franc (1961)
CompositionPaper
Size180 × 96 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Clément Serveau
Engraver(s)Obverse: Georges Léon Égalité Beltrand
Reverse: Georges Hourriez
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#30
Obverse descriptionMulticolor. Two woman at right; sailboat and houses at left background; blue `GUYANE` on margins. Red overprint `CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS` at center.
Reverse descriptionMulticolor. Farmers with ox-carts at center.
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Obverse letteringCAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS GUYANE CINQ CENTS FRANCS C. SERVEAU FEC. G. BELTRAND SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Counter-value of Five New Francs Guiana Five Hundred Francs)
Reverse letteringGUYANE CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER 500 L`ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI C. SERVEAU FEC. HOURRIEZ SC.
(Translation: Guiana Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.)
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Catalog ID1317387920
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