100 Francs Dakar; overprint

Features

Issuer	French West Africa
Issuing bank	Bank of West Africa (Banque de L'Afrique Occidentale)
Type	Banknotes
Year	1892 (1912)
Value	100 Francs
Currency	Franc (1895-1944)
Composition	Paper
Size	180 × 111 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Technique	Overprinted
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 268336
References	P# 3 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Blue on pink underprint. Black serial numbers.
Allegorical woman and portrait at left and right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE
CENT FRANCS
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR
DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. A LEVEILLE . CS.

Translation: Bank of West Africa. One hundred francs. Payable in cash to the bearer.

Engraver: Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé

Designers: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis, Georges Duval

Reverse

Seated woman and man looking at standing male figure at centre. Front facing woman head at top left and right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. LEON .. ROUSSEAU . CS.

Engraver: Léon Rousseau

Designers: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis, Georges Duval

Printer

Banque de France, Paris, France

Comments

Overprint on a not issued Banque de France note.

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Date			No. printed		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1892-Nov-26 (1912)			250 000

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