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About :#38 - 5 NF/500 francs Pointe à Pitre Type 1946
Bank of Martinique. No date (1946) modified 1960 identical to the Pick: #32 but with the watermark overprinted in red "CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS". Work of Clément Serveau. Dimensions: 180 x 96 mm. Watermark with a woman's head wearing a phrygian cap. Front and back: multicolored printing. Front: The word "MARTINIQUE" repeated four times and the value "500" are printed in dark blue. Numbering and signature are printed in black. On the right, a Martinican woman and a Guadeloupian woman pose in front of the port of Point-à-Pitre. One signature: The Director General: A. Postel-Vinay. Back: ox carts carrying sugar cane. At the bottom, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a yellow cartridge. The word "MARTINIQUE" repeated five times and the value "500" are printed in dark blue. Specimen of the issued note signed and numbered O.00 - 00000 with "SPECIMEN" diagonally perforated. Another known specimen on the "8" alphabet (B8-17392, F8-68135) with two wet "SPECIMEN" black surcharges printed in opposite corners. Alphabets found: W7-14205, W7-15046, W7-29715, W7-77502, A8-17634, A8-17655, A8-45710, B8-04615, B8-28591, D8-22195, E8-24596, E8-25335.
2 variants#38 - 5 NF/500 francs Pointe à Pitre Type 1946
| Pick | Date | Rarity | Alphabet | Numizon comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #38a | 1960 | RRR | Signature : Postel-Vinay. | |
| #38s | 1960 | RRR | Spécimen par perforations, signé et numéroté O.000 - 00000. |
