Multicolor. Portrait of Belain d`Esnambuc at left; caravelle at full sail right.
Reverse description
Multicolor. Native woman wearing jewelry in front of native hut at left.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Female head in profile
Obverse lettering
CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE-MER
CINQUANTE FRANCS 50
W. FEL. FEC. | HOURRIEZ SC. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Fifty Francs)
Reverse lettering
50 CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE-MER 50
L`ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX
QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU
FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BAN-
QUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC. (Translation: 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.)