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5 Nouveau Francs / 500 Francs
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission des Départements d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Currency | Franc (1961-1975) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents two women in profile — one wearing a turban, the other a headscarf — executed in fine intaglio engraving against a harbour scene with a sailing vessel at centre-left. A surcharge panel reading "CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS" overprints the original face value of 500 francs, with two facsimile signatures below. The department names GUADELOUPE, GUYANE, and MARTINIQUE are inscribed vertically along the lateral borders, framed by palm frond vignettes. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 500 DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE INSTITUT D'ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENTS D'OUTRE-MER CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE, CINQ CENTS FRANCS C. SERVEAU FEC. C. BELTRAND SC. |
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The Institut d'Émission des Départements d'Outre-Mer was established in 1959 specifically to manage currency for France's overseas departments — Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion, and French Guiana — following their constitutional integration as full French departments in 1946. This note bridges two monetary moments: it carries dual denominations because it was issued during France's redenomination, when 100 old francs became 1 nouveau franc under de Gaulle's 1960 reform, and the DOM territories required a transitional instrument that acknowledged both systems.
Clément Serveau designed extensively for the Banque de France across several decades. Beltrand and Hourriez were both accomplished intaglio engravers working within the Banque de France's own atelier — the entire production remained in-house.