| Issuer | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
| Year | 1950-1960 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 50 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1945-1960) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 144 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | William Fel |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Georges Hourriez Reverse: Georges Régnier |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#25 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor printing. The wording and the value in figures and in words are printed in red. The numbering, the signature and the `SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON` overprint are printed in black. On the left, portrait of Belain d`Esnanbuc, French settler and buccaneer at the origin of the French presence in the West Indies. On the right a caravel sailing at full speed on the ocean. A single signature: The Managing Director: A. Postel-Vinay. |
| Reverse description | Naked woman wearing jewelry and tribal decorations in front of a village hut. On the right, article 139 of the Penal Code printed in a clear cartouche. The overprint `SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON` repeated twice is printed in black. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Watermark with the head of Ceres in profile to the right. |
| Obverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE-MER
CINQUANTE FRANCS
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
W. FEL. FEC. | HOURRIEZ SC. (Translation: Central Cash of France Overseas Fifty Francs Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) |
| Reverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX
QUI AURONTCONTREFAIT OU
FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BAN
QUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC. (Translation: Central Cash Register of Overseas France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Article 139 of the penal code punishes those who have forged or falsified the banknotes to forced labor authorised by law.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 9605922890 |
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