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500 Francs

Issuer Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer
Year 1990-2013
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Value 500 Francs (500 XPF)
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Obverse description At left, an underwater vignette of tropical fish and coral formations; at right, a fisherman with a rod stands beside a coastal scene with mountainous backdrop and another fisherman next to a sailboat at centre. The denomination 500 appears at both upper corners, with the issuer's title INSTITUT D'ÉMISSION D'OUTRE-MER inscribed across the note and RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE and CINQ CENTS FRANCS completing the legend. Two signature panels for the Directeur Général and the Président du Conseil de Surveillance appear in the lower portion.
Obverse lettering 500 INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION D`OUTRE-MER 500 LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE, RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE CINQ CENTS FRANCS
(Translation: 500 INSTITUT D`ÉMISSION D`OUTRE-MER 500 THE GENERAL DIRECTOR, (signature), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD, (signature) FRENCH REPUBLIC FIVE HUNDRED FRANCS)
Reverse description At left, a portrait of a man rendered in intaglio; at centre and right, a tropical landscape with palm trees under an expansive sky. A decorative outer frame incorporates fish, shells, tropical plants and tribal objects in an ornamental border arrangement. The denomination 500 and the issuer's name are repeated within the design.
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