5000 Francs - Gen. Schoelcher

€390,396.00
IssuerGuadeloupe (Overseas France)
Year1952
TypeStandard banknote
Value5000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1960)
CompositionPaper
Size205 × 110 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Robert Poughéon
Engraver(s)Obverse: Jules Piel, André Marliat
Reverse: André Marliat
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#38
Obverse descriptionMulticolor. Portrait of General Victor Schoelcher at center right. Overprinted `GUADELOUPE` on margins of P#27 note from French Equatorial Africa. Perforated `SPECIMEN` and double printed `SPECIMEN`.
Reverse descriptionMulticolor. Native family at center. Overprinted `GUADELOUPE` on margins of P#27 note from French Equatorial Africa.
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Obverse lettering5000 CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER GUADELOUPE CINQ MILLE FRANCS R. POUGHEON FEC. J. PIEL - A.MARLIAT SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Guadeloupe Five Thousand Francs)
Reverse lettering5000 CINQ MILLE FRANCS GUADELOUPE L`ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER R. POUGHEON FEC. A.MARLIAT SC.
(Translation: Five Thousand Francs Guadeloupe Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law. Central Fund of Overseas France)
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Catalog ID3977327600
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