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50 Francs - Trésor public type 1963
| Issuer | Trésor Public Français |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 | TRESOR PUBLIC | 50 1er Janvier 1963 VALABLE EN ALLEMAGNE POUR LES FORCES FRANCAISES ET LES PERSONNES AUTORISEES PAR ELLES. |
| Reverse description | Right-side bust vignette of a peasant woman accompanied by a child's head, framed against a background of plant motifs rendered in intaglio. Denomination and full lettering in letterpress complete the design. |
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The Trésor Public's franc-denominated notes of this type were issued for use in French overseas territories, not for metropolitan France — a distinction the note itself makes clear through its issuing authority. By 1963, this arrangement was already administratively awkward, sitting between the older colonial currency framework and the monetary agreements being negotiated with newly independent Francophone states.
Printed by the Imprimerie des timbres-poste et des valeurs fiduciaires in Périgueux, the series is relatively short-lived and saw limited distribution, which accounts for its comparative scarcity in any grade today.