b29_0119 - 100 Francs Spécimen NEW CALEDONIA 1942 P.44s
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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 600.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 600.00 €
Face Value : 100 Francs Spécimen
Date: (1942)
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.44s
Additional reference : KM.425
Signatures : Perraud, Tardieu
Detailed grade description : Légères traces de papier collant au revers
Commentary
SPECIMEN imprimé en rouge et en oblique à l'avers. Numéro de caissier 21 à l'encre bleue à coté de la signature Perraud. Perforation CANCELLED au recto, série A0.
SPECIMEN printed in red and obliquely on the obverse. Cashier number 21 in blue ink next to the Perraud signature. CANCELLED perforation on the front, A0 series
SPECIMEN printed in red and obliquely on the obverse. Cashier number 21 in blue ink next to the Perraud signature. CANCELLED perforation on the front, A0 series
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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