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Obverse Description
Horizontal red CONTRE-VALEUR DE / 20 / NOUVEAUX FRANCS overprint; brown DÉPARTEMENT DE LA REUNION overprints in two margins; French text; tropical plant; young Martinique woman wearing headscarf, smiling at woman representing the French Union wearing laurels
Reverse Description
Brown DÉPARTEMENT DE LA REUNION overprints in two margins; French text; two native men paddling pirogue along Guadeloupe shoreline with trees and mountains; Caribbean woman wearing headscarf and pearl necklace
Catalog Information
GSID:
130397
Variety:
Sig 2: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Intro: 1971
BNB #:
B507b
Pick #:
P55
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Bank Note Value History
Sig 2: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Intro: 1971
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Sig 2: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Intro: 1971
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No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Calvet s/n A 1 000,001 - Q 1 1,568 000 Intro: 1960
Worth: $50 – $50
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Calvet Series 1 - 18 Intro: 1960
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Two diagonal black SPÉCIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Calvet Intro: 1964
Worth: $25 – $400
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Four diagonal black SPÉCIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Calvet Intro: 1964
Worth: $20 – $375
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Four diagonal black SPÉCIMEN ovpts front/back; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Calvet s/n 000,001 - 1,045,000 Intro: 1965
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Calvet Intro: 1967
Worth: $40 – $750
Sig 2: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Intro: 1971
Worth: $20 – $350
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