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1 Franc
| Issuer | Territoire du Cameroun |
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| Year | 1922 |
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| Value | 1 Franc |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress print on cream paper with an ornate border of interlaced guilloche work and radiating palm-frond rosettes at the four corners enclosing numeral "1" in circular cartouches at left and right. The denomination "UN FRANC" is printed in large bold type at center, surmounted by the title legend in a rectangular panel at top, with a salmon-pink underprint reading "CAMEROUN" across the central field. A red circular official seal of the Territoire du Cameroun with interlaced "TC" monogram appears at lower left, accompanied by the manuscript signature of the Commissaire de la République and a six-digit serial number in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | TERRITOIRE DU CAMEROUN UN FRANC N° Le Commissaire de la République (Translation: TERRITORY OF CAMEROON / ONE FRANC / No. / The Commissioner of the Republic) |
| Reverse description | Brown and salmon letterpress print with an elaborate Art Nouveau-style border framing the central denomination panel; tall arched vignettes at left and right each contain a spray of palm fronds, while the lower register displays symmetrical foliate and floral ornaments flanking geometric underprint rosettes. The central field carries a salmon-toned text underprint repeating "TERRITOIRE DU CAMEROUN" in diagonal lines, over which the issuer title and denomination are printed in bold type. A crowned "TC" monogram medallion is set within decorative scrollwork at the top center, and the engraver's imprint "L. LECLERC" appears at the lower right. |
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