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5 Francs

5 Francs - obverse5 Francs - reverse

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Features

Issuer VanuatuNew Hebrides (1906-1980)
Bank emisyjny Banque de l'Indochine
Period Anglo-French condominium (1906-1980)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 1941
Value 5 Francs
Currency Franc (1921-1982)
Composition Papier
Size 148 × 92 mm
Shape Prostokątny
Technique Overprinted
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
208044
References P# 4
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Series: 1941-1945 ND Provisional Issues

Obverse

(en) Brown and green. Helmet woman at left.
Overprint: red oval with NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES FRANCE LIBRE (palms and Cross
of Lorraine) on New Caledonia P-36.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE
CINQ FRANCS
NOUMEA

L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX
FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES
BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI

CH. WALHAIN FEC. E. DELOCHE. SC.

Engraver: Ernest Deloche

Designer: Charles-Albert Walhain

Reverse

(en) Orange and green.
Penal code article at center.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE

L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX
FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES
BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI.

Printer

Banque de France, Paryż, Francja

Comments

(en)

Signatures details:

 

©Bank Note Museum

P#4a (ND 1941) - Signatures: de la Chaume & Baudouin

 

©Bank Note Museum

P#4b (ND 1941) - Signatures: Borduge & Baudouin

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1941)  (en) P#4a - Signatures: de la Chaume and Baudouin. 17%
ND (1941)  (en) P#4b - Signatures: Borduge and Baudouin. 83%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Francs
Katz
Auction 107
Lot 16
Internet Archive
10 Jan 2024 Undetermined UNC USD 63.87
(EUR 55.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Francs
Katz
Auction 168
Lot 27
Internet Archive
10 Sep 2025 Undetermined VF USD 87.10
(EUR 75.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Francs
Katz
Auction 121
Lot 46
Internet Archive
18 Apr 2024 Undetermined VF USD 133.55
(EUR 115.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Francs
Katz
Auction 111
Lot 20
Internet Archive
30 Jan 2024 Undetermined VF USD 99.87
(EUR 86.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Francs
Katz
Auction 97
Lot 17
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2023 Undetermined VF USD 141.68
(EUR 122.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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