p04_0037 - 100 Francs Spécimen NEW CALEDONIA 1914 P.17s
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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 2 000.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 2 000.00 €
Face Value : 100 Francs Spécimen
Date: 10 mars 1914
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.17s
Additional reference : KM.409
Alphabet - series : R.12 n°076
Signatures : Baron Hely d'Oissel, Simon, caissier manuscrite
Commentary
Cet exemplaire, qui illustre le type dans le KM Indochine, n'est pas un ANNULE ordinaire. Selon l'usage de la Banque, il a été utilisé comme Spécimen et porte son numéro à l'encre dans le coin inférieur droit (19). Cette destinée de Spécimen explique certainement son état de conservation extraordinaire, rarissime pour ce billet toujours en mauvais état.
This copy, which illustrates the type in the KM Indochina, is not an ordinary CANCELLED. According to the Bank's custom, it was used as a Specimen and bears its number in ink in the lower right corner (19). This destiny as a Specimen certainly explains its extraordinary state of preservation, extremely rare for this note which is still in poor condition.
This copy, which illustrates the type in the KM Indochina, is not an ordinary CANCELLED. According to the Bank's custom, it was used as a Specimen and bears its number in ink in the lower right corner (19). This destiny as a Specimen certainly explains its extraordinary state of preservation, extremely rare for this note which is still in poor condition.
Historical background
NEW CALEDONIA
New Caledonia was attached to the French Establishments of Oceania before becoming an autonomous colony in 1860. Overseas Territory in 1946, it chose to keep this status in 1958 and 1972. New Caledonia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774. The French recognized the island during the Revolution. After the massacre of French sailors by the natives in 1853, France seized the island militarily and founded Noumea in 1854 under the name of Port-de-France. Until the year 1860, New Caledonia depended on the Territories of Oceania. The furthest French territory from mainland France, New Caledonia was an important penal colony between 1864 and 1896, in particular for communards, such as Louise Michel. It has significant mineral wealth, including nickel, which was used to make our coins from the half-franc to the 5-franc piece..
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