Reference:
Pick: #7 , The Banknote Book: B103 , Other: #K451
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Description
Reunion Island. Colonial Treasury. Decree of May 2, 1879. Saint-Denis, June 4, 1884. First Type. Dimensions: 114 x 78 mm. Single note without watermark. Monochrome printing in black on yellow or green paper. Printer: Unknown. Front: Vignette composed of a simple frame with a geometric pattern in repetition. In the upper left corner, a red stamp "TRESOR PUBLIC - REUNION - Bons de caisse - Décret du 2 mai 1879 ". The value in letters "DEUX FRANCS" is printed at the center of the note. No numbering. Two signatures: The Delegate of the Director of the Interior: Campenon and The Treasurer Paying: Drouet. At the bottom of the note, the words "La contre-valeur en espèces est déposée au Trésor". Note known without signatures and without red stamp as the copy in illustration below. No known specimens. Banknote very rare.