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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Designer(s) | Gustave Fraipont |
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| Obverse description | Lilac-brown and olive underprint. A standing woman is positioned at left within an intaglio vignette, with ships at top center. A red oval overprint reading NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES FRANCE LIBRE, incorporating palm trees and the Cross of Lorraine, is applied to the New Caledonia P-38 base note. The denomination CINQ CENTS FRANCS appears in the upper lettering panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE NOUMÉA, le 8 Mars 1938. CINQ CENTS FRANCS PAYABLE EN ESPÉCES A VUE AU PORTEUR LE PRESIDENT LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL G. FRAIPONT E. GASPÉ (Translation: Bank of Indochina Noumea, March 8th., 1938. Five Hundred Francs Payable in cash at sight to bearer) |
| Reverse description | Executed in lilac-brown, olive-green, and blue. A standing native woman occupies the right of the central vignette, with ships rendered at top center in the upper register. The penal code warning article appears in letterpress at the bottom center, flanked by guilloche ornamental borders. |
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