p04_0030 - 20 Francs NEW CALEDONIA 1921 P.20s
PAPIER MONNAIE 4 (2004)
Starting price : 1 000.00 €
Estimate : 2 000.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 1 000.00 €
Estimate : 2 000.00 €
unsold lot
Face Value : 20 Francs
Date: 03 janvier 9121
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.20s
Additional reference : KM.405
Signatures : De Monplanet, Thion de la Chaume
Detailed grade description : Trace de papier collant à gauche
Commentary
Billet specimen par perforation verticale à gauche, numérotation 0.00 / 000 et numéro de caissier "2" à l'encre de Chine au verso en bas à droite. La date est, comme souvent, fictive.
Specimen ticket with vertical perforation on the left, numbered 0.00 / 000 and cashier number \\\"2\\\" in Indian ink on the back, bottom right. The date is, as is often the case, fictitious
Specimen ticket with vertical perforation on the left, numbered 0.00 / 000 and cashier number \\\"2\\\" in Indian ink on the back, bottom right. The date is, as is often the case, fictitious
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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