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50 Francs - Belain d'Esnambuc
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour note with a portrait vignette of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc at left and a caravelle under full sail to the right, rendered in intaglio. The note is an overprint of the French Equatorial Africa P#23 issue, with the territorial overprint 'GUYANE' applied to both margins. Engraver's credit 'HOURRIEZ SC.' appears in the lower margin alongside the designer's signature 'W. FEL. FEC.' |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour composition centred on a vignette of a native woman adorned with beaded jewellery and a headdress, seated before a tropical backdrop with a native hut, occupying the left portion of the note. To the right, a decorative architectural panel carries the anti-counterfeiting legal text, framed by ornamental motifs. The territorial overprint 'GUYANE' is applied vertically on both side margins, with engraver credits 'W. FEL FEC.' and 'G. REGNIER SC.' in the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | GUYANE CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER 50 GUYANE L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI W. FEL. FEC. G. REGNIER SC. (Translation: Guiana Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor in perpetuity those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.) |
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