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5000 Francs - Gen. Schoelcher
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1952 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Jules Piel, André Marliat Reverse: André Marliat |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour intaglio note with a portrait vignette of General Victor Schoelcher positioned at centre right, rendered in the engraved style characteristic of French colonial issues. The note bears a MARTINIQUE overprint in the margins, applied to the base P#27 issue originally prepared for French Equatorial Africa. The denomination 5000 appears in large numerals at left, with the issuing authority legend arcing across the upper margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5000 CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER MARTINIQUE CINQ MILLE FRANCS R. POUGHEON FEC. J. PIEL - A.MARLIAT SC. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Martinique Five Thousand Francs) |
| Reverse description | Multicolour intaglio composition centred on a vignette of a native family group, engraved by André Marliat in the detailed pictorial style typical of mid-century French colonial currency. The MARTINIQUE territorial overprint appears in the margins, consistent with the overprinting programme applied to the base P#27 stock from French Equatorial Africa. The penal code warning legend and denomination numerals flank the central vignette. |
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