5000 Francs Emergency bearer check

€388,359.00
IssuerNew Caledonia
Year1939
Type
Value5000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1873-1945)
CompositionPaper
Size208 × 112 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Reference(s) P#41
Obverse descriptionBlue. Bank monogram at center. Check reused as a banknote, issued by the Bank of Indochina. Four perforations and double hand-stamped `ANNULE` in black.
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Obverse letteringBillet nº S.A.E. B.P. Frs 5000- BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME AU CAPITAL DE 120.000.000 DE FRANCS Payer contingence billet Cinq mille francs au porteur NOUMÉA, le sept septembre 1939. SUCCURSALE DE NOUMÉA PAYABLE A LA BANQUE DE L`INDOCHINE NOUMÉA 東方滙理銀行
(Translation: Banknote nº Frs 5000 Bank of Indochina Société Anonyme with capital of 120,000,000 Francs Pay contingency banknote Five thousand francs to the bearer Noumea, September 7, 1939. Noumea Branch Payable to the Bank of Indochina Noumea Credit Agricole)
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Catalog ID1596213670
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