5 Francs - Bougainville

Features

Issuer	French Equatorial Africa (Central African States)
Issuing entity	Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer
Period	French Union (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1947
Value	5 Francs
Currency	CFA franc (1945-1960)
Composition	Papier
Size	112 × 60 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 213365
References	P# 20B Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: 1947-1952 ND Issue

Obverse

(en) Multicolor.
Sailing ship "La Boudeuse" at left; portrait of Louis Antoine de Bougainville at right.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER
CINQ FRANCS

BOUGAINVILLE
G. A. KLEIN FEC. G. BELTRAND SC.

Engraver: Georges Léon Égalité Beltrand

Designer: Georges-André Klein

Reverse

Wielokolorowy.
Kobieta po lewej, produkty rolne i dom po prawej. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA
FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER

L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE
BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI

G. A. KLEIN FEC. A. CHAPON SC.

Engraver: Auguste-Louis Chapon

Designer: Georges-André Klein

Watermark

(en) Anchors and small boats

Printer

Banque de France, Paryż, Francja

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Date	F	VF		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1947)			(fr) 20s specimen	5%
ND (1947)	$ 28	$ 44	(fr) 20a	91%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 189 Lot 491	3 Apr 2026	Undetermined	UNC	USD 174.22 (EUR 150.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 179 Lot 723	27 Dec 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 185.84 (EUR 160.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 170 Lot 419	23 Sep 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 209.07 (EUR 180.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 4128	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 143 Lot 580	13 Nov 2024	Undetermined	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 132 Lot 3100	17 Jul 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 220.68 (EUR 190.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 113 Lot 1080	17 Feb 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 49.94 (EUR 43.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 102 Lot 1138	28 Nov 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 192.81 (EUR 166.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 93 Lot 1038	24 Aug 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 216.04 (EUR 186.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 137 Lot 3358	11 Sep 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 32.52 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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