| Issuer | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
| Year | 1950-1960 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1945-1960) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 96 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Clément Serveau |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Camille Beltrand Reverse: Georges Hourriez |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#27 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor printing. The wording and the value in figures and in words are printed in dark blue. The two overprints `SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON`, the numbering and the signature are printed in black. On the right, a Martinican woman and a Guadeloupean woman pose in front of the port of Point-à-Pitre. A single signature: The Managing Director: A. Postel-Vinay. |
| Reverse description | Bullock carts transporting sugar cane. At the bottom, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a yellow cartridge. The overprint “SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON” repeated twice in black and the numerical values “500” are printed in dark blue. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Woman`s head wearing a Phrygian cap. |
| Obverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE-MER
CINQ CENTS FRANCS
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
C. SERVEAU FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Central Cash from France Overseas Five Hundred Francs Saint-Pierre and Miquelon The Director General Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) |
| Reverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA
FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER
SAINT-PIERRE ET MIQUELON
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
C. SERVEAU FEC. HOURRIEZ SC. (Translation: Central Cash of the Overseas France Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes Forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified Banknotes authorized by Law) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 2204612500 |
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