Banque de L'Indochine 100 Francs banknote issue overprinted 'PAPEETE' for Tahitian use
DESCRIPTION:
- Attractive imagery and unusually large note
- Warm and vivid print in ochre, magenta, yellow & green
- Obverse: Woman wearing wreath and holding small figure of Athena at centre
- Reverse: Angkor statue
- Signatures: PRESIDENT François de la Motte Ango De Flers,DIRECTOR GENERAL Maxime Robert
- Size: 206 x 118 mm
- Wmk: Head of an indigenous Indochinese
- Series: 1939 - 1965 French Colonial era
- Issuer: Banque de L'Indochine
CONDITION:
- Circulated. Some fine pin holes above Wmk.
- Shows vertical folds and general wrinkling.
- Paper still crisp.
- Edges and corners un-worn.
- Some foxing.
- No tears.
In my considered opinion note is F to VF grade (zoom in on photo - examine closely).