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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de la Guyane |
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| Year | 1938-1940 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Multicolor issue. A classical allegorical female figure holding a staff is seated at left, rendered in intaglio against a guilloche underprint. The bank title BANQUE DE LA GUYANE appears at top, with the denomination CINQ CENTS FRANCS in large letterpress; three signature lines and a blank oval vignette frame at right. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in monochrome blue-green, the reverse carries a rich tropical vignette with lush Guyanese flora — banana trees, palms, and flowering plants — framed by an ornate guilloche border. The issuer name BANQUE DE LA GUYANE is inscribed in the upper centre, with the numeral 500 at right. |
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| Variants | P#9a - Signature variety 1. P#9b - Signature variety 2. |
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