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50 New Francs Overprint on P#36 - 5000 Francs

Issuer Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer
Year 1960-1963
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Multicolour note with a central vignette of a woman holding a fruit bowl, set against a background of coconut palms on a tropical beach at left. The margins carry repeated red letterpress inscriptions reading 'Martinique' on all four sides. A red overprint reading 'CONTRE-VALEUR DE 50 NOUVEAUX FRANCS' appears at right, applied diagonally over the original 5000 Francs design.
Obverse lettering martinique 5000 CINQ MILLE FRANCS CONTRE-VALEUR DE 50 NOUVEAUX FRANCS CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER
(Translation: Martinique Five Thousand Francs Counter-value of Fifty New Francs Central Fund of Overseas France)
Reverse description Multicolour vignette portraying a busy sugar cane harvesting scene with field workers, a laden mule, and tropical plantation vegetation filling the central panel. Lateral borders carry decorative fruit and foliage motifs, while the repeated red letterpress inscription 'martinique' runs along all four margins. The issuer's name 'CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER' is printed in large letters at centre-lower, with a small legal warning panel at lower left.
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