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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1923-1938 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Purple intaglio printing over a multicolour guilloche underprint. At left, a standing female allegorical figure is rendered in fine line engraving, while a central vignette at the top of the note presents a view of sailing ships. The face value and the name of the issuing authority are lettered in bold intaglio, with the engraver's and designer's signatures appearing in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE PAPEETE, le 1er Mars 1926. CINQ CENTS FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÉCES A VUE AU PORTEUR 500 G. FRAIPONT E. GASPÉ SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina Papeete, March 1st., 1926. Five Hundred Francs payable in cash at sight to bearer) |
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| Reverse lettering | L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS, CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUITS SUR LE TERRITOIRE FRANÇAIS SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE. G. FRAIPONT RITA SC. (Translation: Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labour those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorised by law, as well as those who have made use of such counterfeit or falsified notes; those who have introduced them onto French Territory shall be punished with the same penalty.) |
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