50 Centimes

Features

Issuer French PolynesiaFrench Settlements of Oceania (1903-1957)
Period French Overseas Territory (1946-1957)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1942
Value 50 Centimes (0.50)
Currency Franc (1919-1944)
Composition Paper
Size 128 × 85 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
297499
References P# 7
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: Bons de Caisse - Français Libres de L'Oceanie

Obverse

Orange and green.
Hand holding torch at centre; shield of Lorraine at bottom center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BON DE CAISSE
DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS FRANÇAIS LIBRE DE L'OCEANIE
CINQUANTE CENTIMES
Arrêté Nº 300 A.G.F.
du 7 avril 1942.

PAR G. REBOUL-SALZE IMPRIMERIE JEAN C. FERRAND

Translation:
Voucher of the French Free Establishments of Oceania
Fifty centimes
Law no. 300 A.G.F. April 7, 1942.

Designer: Georges Reboul-Salze

Reverse

Black printed law code.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Émission faite sous
la responsabilité de la Colonie des
Établissements Français Libres de L'Océanie et
garantie par un dépôt correspondant au trésor.
(La Loi punit les contrefacteurs.)

Translation:
Issued made under the responsibility of the Colony of Free French Establishments of Oceania and guaranteed by a deposit corresponding to the treasury.
(The law punishes counterfeiters.)

Printer

Imprimerie Jean C. Ferrand, Tahiti (1938-date)

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1942-Apr-07  53 500 Handwritten signature: Jean-Henri Liauzun

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