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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 1952 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Multicolor intaglio print centred on a contemplative portrait bust of Victor Schoelcher — French abolitionist journalist and politician — set against a vignette of sea and mountain landscape. Schoelcher holds in his hand the parchment of the decree abolishing slavery in the French colonies. Issuer and denomination inscriptions appear in the upper and lower margins, with engravers' credits below the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D'OUTRE-MER CINQ MILLE FRANCS R. POUGHEON FEC. J. PIEL - A. MARLIAT SC. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Five Thousand Francs) |
| Reverse description | Multicolor intaglio composition centred on a group of figures engaged in fruit harvesting, rendered in a lush tropical setting with rich guilloche underprint. Below the central vignette, a grey cartouche carries the full text of Article 139 of the Penal Code warning against counterfeiting. Denomination and issuer inscriptions, along with the designer's and engraver's credits, appear in the margins. |
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