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50 Centimes

Issuer Établissements Français de l'Océanie
Year 1943
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Obverse description Printed in red-orange on white paper, the note is framed by a decorative border incorporating tropical leaf vignettes at the upper corners and stylised wave motifs at the lower left and right. The central text gives the denomination CINQUANTE CENTIMES in bold letterpress, flanked by numeral counters reading 50C, with the arrêté reference and date at lower left alongside a manuscript signature for the Trésorier Payeur. Serial number and series prefix appear at the bottom centre and corners.
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Reverse description Printed in red-orange on white paper, the reverse is divided into a grid-like underprint pattern. At left, a shaped cartouche contains the statutory guarantee text, surmounted by a small lighthouse vignette above stylised waves; at centre, a decorative rooster vignette appears beside the anti-counterfeiting warning; at right, an oval ornamental panel encloses the value numeral 50C. The overall composition reflects a simple emergency-issue letterpress design produced locally in Tahiti.
Reverse lettering Émission faite sous la responsabilité de la Colonie des Établissements Français de l'Océanie et garantie par un dépôt correspondant au Trésor. LA LOI PUNIT LES CONTREFACTEURS 50C
(Translation: Issue made under the responsibility of the Colony of the French Establishments of Oceania and guaranteed by a corresponding deposit at the Treasury. The law punishes counterfeiters.)
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