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5000 Francs Bougainville
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1992-2013 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio portrait of Louis Antoine de Bougainville; in the centre, a vignette of three sailing ships rendered in fine engraving; at right, a sextant. The note carries the authority inscriptions of the Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer and the denomination CINQ MILLE FRANCS. |
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| Obverse lettering | INSTITUT D'ÉMISSION D'OUTRE MER RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL LE DIRECTEUR CINQ MILLE FRANCS |
| Reverse description | At centre, a vignette of a double-outrigger sailing pirogue rendered in detailed engraving; at right, an intaglio portrait of Auguste Febvrier Despointes. The denomination numeral 5000 appears on both sides of the central vignette, flanked by the issuer's name and the statutory anti-counterfeiting warning text. |
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