About :#25 - 50 francs Belain d'Esnambuc Type 1946 modified

Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon. No date (1946) modified. 1960 issue. Work of William Fel. Dimensions: 144 x 78 mm. Watermark with Ceres head in profile on the right. Front and back: multicolored printing. Front: The label and the value in numbers and letters are printed in red. The numbering, signature and overprint "SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON" are printed in black. On the left, portrait of Belain d'Esnanbuc, french settler and buccaneer at the origin of the French presence in the West Indies. On the right a caravel sailing at full speed on the ocean. One signature: The Director General: A. Postel-Vinay. Back: Naked woman wearing jewelry and tribal decorations in front of a village hut. On the right, article 139 of the Penal Code printed in a clear cartridge. The "SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON" overprint repeated twice is printed in black. Specimen of the issued note signed and numbered O.0 - 00 not found! Other specimen signed and numbered O000 - 00000 with "SPECIMEN" overprinted by vertical perforation and two wet black pads on the sides. Alphabet found: H.15. In December 1985, there were still 44,107 copies not returned to the cash register.