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5000 Francs

Issuer Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer
Year 1952
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Printer Banque de France, France
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Obverse lettering CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER CINQ MILLE FRANCS R. POUGHEON FEC. J. PIEL - A. MARLIAT SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Five Thousand Francs)
Reverse description Multicolor intaglio composition centred on a group of figures engaged in fruit harvesting, rendered in a lush tropical setting with rich guilloche underprint. Below the central vignette, a grey cartouche carries the full text of Article 139 of the Penal Code warning against counterfeiting. Denomination and issuer inscriptions, along with the designer's and engraver's credits, appear in the margins.
Reverse lettering CINQ MILLE FRANCS L'ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER R. POUGHEON FEC. A. MARLIAT SC.
(Translation: Five Thousand Francs Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labour those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorised by Law. Central Fund of Overseas France)
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