| Issuer | Réunion (1848-date) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1816-1965) |
| 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#51 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor printing. The wording and the value in figures and in words are printed in dark blue. The two overprints `DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION`, 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. Black printed `SPECIMEN` on diagonal at upper left. |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Bullock carts transporting sugar cane. At the bottom, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a yellow cartridge. |
| Signature(s) | |
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| Obverse lettering | DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION
INSTITUT D’ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENT D`OUTRE-MER
500
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION
CINQ CENT FRANCS
C. SERVEAU FEC. | C. BELTRAND SC.
DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION (Translation: Department of Reunion Issuing Institute Overseas Department French Republic Five Hundred Francs Department of Reunion) |
| Reverse lettering | DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION
INSTITUT D’ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENT D`OUTRE-MER
500
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX
FORCÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISE PAR LA LOI.
C. SERVEAU FEC. | HOURRIEZ SC.
DÉPARTEMENT DE LA RÉUNION (Translation: Department of Reunion Issuing Institute Overseas Department French Republic Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by Law. Five Hundred Francs Department of Reunion) |
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| Catalog ID | 2101273930 |
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