50 Francs - Belain d'Esnambuc

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
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.
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 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.
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.)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Watermark with the head of Ceres in profile to the right.
Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 9605922890
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