French army occupation issues for "Suez Expedition" with Black overprint "FORCES FRANÇAISES EN MÉDITERRANÉE ORIENTALE" along with two black rectangles. Issue of November 1956. Without signature. Description: blue and multicolored design. Front: mercury at left center, reverse blue and multicolored, maiden at center. Watermark with helmeted head profile. Be careful with counterfeit notes. Very rare. Size: 116 x 75 mm.

47 copies in inventory (January 12, 2021)

(1) The specimen is very rare: two copies are known in UNC grade unperforated "SPECIMEN" (Numizon collection and GJ collection). A third note is known in UNC grade, perforated "SPECIMEN" vertically (note seen on page 578 of the 2007 Fayette Catalog).