p04_0096 - 20 Francs Annulé NEW CALEDONIA 1944 P.49
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Price : 250.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2009)
Price : 250.00 €
Face Value : 20 Francs Annulé
Date: (1944)
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.49
Additional reference : KM.424
Alphabet - series : n°FT 237568
Signatures : Perraud, Tardieu
Commentary
Impression australienne. Perforation ANNULE au centre. Numéro de caissier 48, encre rouge au verso. Le papier de cet exemplaire possède un filigrane sur deux lignes, on peut distinguer les lettres H (?) AR et E X T R(?), nous n'avons pas d'explication..
Australian print. CANCELED perforation in the center. Cashier number 48, red ink on the back. The paper of this example has a two-line watermark, the letters H (?) AR and EXTR (?) can be seen; we have no explanation.
Australian print. CANCELED perforation in the center. Cashier number 48, red ink on the back. The paper of this example has a two-line watermark, the letters H (?) AR and EXTR (?) can be seen; we have no explanation.
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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