100 Francs

Issuer Guadeloupe (Overseas France)
Year 1934-1944
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 100 Francs
Currency Franc (1795-1960)
Composition Paper
Size 165 × 108 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banque de France, France
Designer(s) Obverse: Henri-Camille Danger
Reverse: Georges Duval
Engraver(s) Obverse: Eugène Gaspérini
Reverse: Georges Hourriez
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#16
Obverse description Multicolor. Half-length figure of woman facing right, holding staff with hand on right shoulder to the left. Oval medallion with scrolls to the right, surrounded by scrolls, anchor, ship, caduceus, fasces, and oak branches.
Obverse lettering BANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE CENT FRANCS PAYABLE EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR GUADELOUPE L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX-FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR H. DANGER FEC. E. GASPÉ SC.
(Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe Hundred Francs payable in cash to bearer Article 129 of the Penal Code finishes forced labor in perpetuity for the counterfeiter.)
Reverse description Red. Boat filled with flowers in the centre. Banana tree (Musa acuminata) to the left. Landscape and local flora to the right.
Reverse lettering BANQUE DE LA GUADELOUPE 100 GEORGES DUVAL INV et DEL G. HOURRIEZ SC.
(Translation: Bank of Guadeloupe 100)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Head of woman.
Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 1348694440
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