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5 New Francs Overprint on 500 Francs
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Size | 180 × 96 mm |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour intaglio note with two women in local dress at right, a sailboat and houses in the left background, with the word GUADELOUPE printed in blue on both vertical margins. A red letterpress overprint reading CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS is applied at centre, converting the original 500 Francs denomination to the new franc equivalent. The engraved vignette is executed in the style of Clément Serveau, with fine guilloche work framing the central composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS GUADELOUPE CINQ CENTS FRANCS C. SERVEAU FEC. C. BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Counter-value of Five New Francs Guadeloupe Five Hundred Francs) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour intaglio vignette occupying the full face, with two farmers guiding ox-drawn carts laden with agricultural produce at centre, flanked by tropical vegetation including pineapple plants on the left and sugarcane sheaves on the right. The word GUADELOUPE appears in large letters on all four margins, with the issuer's name across the top and a penal code warning legend in small lettering along the lower centre. The engraving, signed by Hourriez, reflects the classical French colonial banknote style of the mid-twentieth century. |
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