50 Francs - Belain d`Esnambuc

€220,122.00
IssuerFrench Equatorial Africa
Year1947
TypeStandard banknote
Value50 Francs (50 FCFA)
CurrencyCFA franc (1945-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size144 × 77 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)William Fel
Engraver(s)Obverse: Georges Hourriez
Reverse: Georges Régnier
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#23
Obverse descriptionMulticolor. Portrait of Belain d`Esnambuc at left; caravelle at full sail right.
Reverse descriptionMulticolor. Native woman wearing jewelry in front of native hut at left.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionFemale head in profile
Obverse letteringCAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER CINQUANTE FRANCS 50 W. FEL. FEC. | HOURRIEZ SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Fifty Francs)
Reverse lettering50 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.)
Variants
Catalog ID2750473260
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