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5000 Francs

Issuer Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer
Year 1960
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Printer Banque de France, France
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Obverse description Multicolour note with a central vignette of a native woman at right holding a fruit bowl, flanked by palm trees at left. The border is decorated with tropical fruit and bird motifs, with the word 'guyane' repeated in red script around the entire perimeter. Denomination numerals '5000' appear in the upper corners against a yellow underprint.
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Reverse description Multicolour vignette occupying the full central field, illustrating a sugar-cane harvesting scene with multiple figures cutting cane, a pack mule, and workers sorting the harvest amid dense plantation growth. Tropical fruit and bird vignettes ornament the four corners, and the word 'guyane' repeats in red script around the border. The issuer name 'CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER' is printed in large blue letterpress text at centre, with the legal warning text in a small panel at lower left.
Reverse lettering CINQ MILLE FRANCS CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER Guyane L`ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
(Translation: Five Thousand Francs Central Fund of Overseas France Guiana Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor in perpetuity those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.)
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