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5000 Francs - Charles de Gaulle
| Issuer | Caisse d'Outre-Mer |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 5000 Francs (5000 FRF) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of General Charles de Gaulle in military uniform, with the cruiser "Le Colbert" at right, commemorating his 1967 visit to the archipelago. At left, elements of the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon flag incorporate a three-masted ship and the regional banners of the Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy. Denomination and issuer inscriptions frame the design in French. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5000 CAISSE D'OUTRE-MER 5000 CINQ MILLE FRANCS 2018 Charles de Gaulle SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON |
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The Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer has issued commemorative and collector notes periodically, but this piece sits in murkier territory — the "Caisse d'Outre-Mer" designation does not correspond to any official French overseas monetary authority currently operating, and the 2018 date places it well outside any historical emergency issue. Notes of this type, printed on polymer with high-denomination face values and prominent historical portraits, are produced primarily as numismatic souvenirs rather than legal tender instruments with genuine monetary backing.
Collector fantasy pieces of this category circulate freely in the novelty market and are occasionally misrepresented at auction.