500 Francs

€308,172.00
IssuerGuadeloupe (Overseas France)
Year1934-1944
TypeStandard banknote
Value500 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size165 × 108 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Obverse: Henri-Camille Danger
Reverse: Georges Duval
Engraver(s)Obverse: Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita)
Reverse: Émile Crosbie
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#17
Obverse descriptionHalf-length figure of woman facing right, holding staff with hand on right shoulder to the left. Oval medallion with scrolls to the right, surrounded by scrolls, anchor, ship, caduceus, fasces, and oak branches.
Reverse descriptionBoat filled with flowers in the centre. Banana tree (Musa acuminata) to the left. Landscape and local flora to the right.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of woman.
Obverse letteringBANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE 500 CINQ CENTS FRANCS PAYABLE EN ESPECES, A VUE; AU PORTEUR H. DANGER FEC. RITA SC.
Reverse lettering500 BANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE GEORGES DUVAL INV et DEL EMILE CROSBIE. s c
Variants
Catalog ID9207585720
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