| Issuer | Réunion (1848-date) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 50 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1816-1965) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 145 × 80 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | William Fel |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Georges Hourriez Reverse: Georges Régnier |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#44 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor. Portrait of Belain d`Esnambuc at left; caravelle at full sail right. Overprinted `LA REUNION` on margins of P#23 note from French Equatorial Africa. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | LA REUNION CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER 50 CINQUANTE FRANCS LA REUNION LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL, BELAIN D`ESNAMBUC W. FEL. FEC. LA REUNION HOURRIEZ SC. (Translation: Reunion Central Fund of Overseas France Fifty Francs Belain d`Esnambuc Reunion) |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Native woman wearing jewelry in front of native hut at left. |
| Reverse lettering | LA REUNION CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER 50 LA REUNION L`ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BAN- QUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI W. FEL. FEC. LA REUNION G. REGNIER SC. (Translation: Reunion Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Female head in profile |
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| Numisquare ID | 8650371670 |
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