1000 francs Type 1943 French Guiana UK prinitng

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Pick: #18 , The Banknote Book: B402 , Other: #K219/#K220

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Description

Bank of Guyana. No date (1943). First issue in 1946. Work of Edmund Dulac. Dimensions: 185 x 112 mm. Printer: Bradbury and Wilkinson of London. Watermark with Marianne's head turned left. Front: print the frame and labels in dark blue. Safety background in pink green gradient with the word "GUYANA" in red and repeated continuously. Two horizontal overprinted "GUYANE" in red above the value "1000". Numbering in red or black. In the center of the note, on a dark blue background, a white phoenix rises from its ashes. Two signatures printed in dark blue: The Chief Executive Officer: A. Postel-Vinay and The Chairman of the Supervisory Board: J. Leclerc. Back: on the left, traces of the war with ruins and on the right, the symbol of reconstruction. In the center, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed above the value "1000". Finally, the Ordinance of February 2, 1944 at the bottom of the back. Specimen on issued note known with the surcharge "SPECIMEN" in blue in high and low margin. Another known specimen with "SPECIMEN" overprint in red and diagonally on the front and back. Perforation cancellation on signatures and numbered in red or black TD 000,000. Banknotes found (red numbers): TD 594,751. Banknotes found (black numbers): TD 691,254 - TD 696,581 (specimen) - TD 705,404. Banknote very rare!

Banknotes :Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer (1943)