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0,50 Franc
| Issuer | Gouvernement de Mohéli |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Currency | Franc (1914-1931) |
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| Obverse description | The face of this emergency issue consists of a brown French colonial postage stamp of the Groupe Allégorique type, engraved after Mouchon's design, with two allegorical figures — Commerce seated at left and Navigation at right — flanking a central cartouche bearing the denomination numeral '50' in red. The inscription 'REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE / COLONIES / POSTES' appears across the upper portion, with 'MOHÉLI' lettered in red along the lower tablet. The stamp has been affixed as the note's principal vignette, reflecting the notgeld practice of utilizing available postal material as an emergency currency medium. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE COLONIES POSTES 50 MOHÉLI MOUCHON |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a hand-drawn or crudely printed vignette of a standing dog rendered in a naive, unrefined style on plain paper stock, occupying the central field. The animal is shown in profile facing left, with minimal surrounding detail, consistent with the improvised production methods typical of colonial notgeld issued during the post-World War I period. |
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