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500 Francs
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1969-1992 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Reverse description | A bearded Melanesian man in portrait faces right on the left side of the note, adorned with a white feather headdress and wearing traditional ornaments, with a coastal scene of a towering rock formation, palm trees, and a sandy beach in the background. To the right stands a carved Kanak totem figure, accompanied by coral and tropical flora rendered in vibrant polychrome intaglio. A decorative frieze of traditional Melanesian carved motifs runs along the top border flanking the issuer inscription. |
| Reverse lettering | INSTITUT D'ÉMISSION D'OUTRE-MER NOUMÉA 500 L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE À PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI. (Translation: Overseas Issue Institute / Nouméa / 500 / Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit or falsify banknotes authorised by law.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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