Official Territory name: French Antilles
For later banknotes see France
Territory state: Complete
INSTITUT D’ÉMISSION DES DÉPARTEMENTS D’OUTRE-MER
Nouveau Franc System
- ND (1961) Provisional “Nouveau Franc – GUADELOUPE / GUYANE / MARTINIQUE” Overprint Issue
1 Nouveau Franc P-1; B-101 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 164 x 88 mm Withdrawn: 06.08.1963
Front: Red GUADELOUPE / GUYANE / MARTINIQUE overprints in three margins; naval officer Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais; blue CONTRE-VALEUR DE 1 NOUVEAU FRANC overprint.
Back: Red GUADELOUPE / GUYANE / MARTINIQUE overprints in three margins; mountains; trees; woman with earring.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Marianne wearing Phrygian cap.
Signatures: André Postel-Vinay & Pierre Calvet.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1960. | 250. | 750. |
| as1. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | 600. |
| as2. No overprint. All-zero serial number | - | 600. |
5 Nouveau Francs P-2; B-102 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 185 x 102 mm Withdrawn: 28.01.1964
Front: Repeating red guadeloupe guyane martinique overprints in four margins; butterflies; man with straw hat; squatting man with wicker basket and fish; red CONTRE-VALEUR DE 10 NOUVEAUX FRANCS overprint.
Back: Repeating red guadeloupe guyane martinique overprints in four margins;butterflies; woman carrying tray of bananas on her head.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of a Caribbean man.
Signatures: André Postel-Vinay & Pierre Calvet.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1960. | 1300. | 3000. |
| as. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | 1000. |
10 Nouveau Francs P-3; B-103 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 196 x 107 mm Withdrawn: 28.01.1964
Front: Repeating red guadeloupe guyane martinique overprints in four margins;birds; fruit; palm trees; woman with headscarf holding tray of fruit; red CONTRE-VALEUR DE 50 NOUVEAUX FRANCS overprint.
Back: Repeating red guadeloupe guyane martinique overprints in four margins;birds; fruit; workers in sugar cane field with basket, sack, mules, and machete.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of a Caribbean man.
Signatures: André Postel-Vinay & Pierre Calvet.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1960. | 1250. | 3500. |
| as1. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | 2000. |
| as2. No overprint. All-zero serial number. | - | 2000. |
- ND (1961) Provisional “Nouveau Franc – DÉPARTEMENT de la …” Overprint Issue
5 Nouveau Francs P-4; B-104 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 180 x 96 mm Withdrawn: 01.09.1966
Front: Blue DÉPARTEMENT de la GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT de la GUYANE / DÉPARTEMENT de la MARTINIQUE overprints in three margins; sailing ship; and buildings in port of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe; red CONTRE-VALEUR DE 5 NOUVEAUX FRANCS overprint; two women wearing headscarves.
Back: Blue DÉPARTEMENT de la GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT de la GUYANE / DÉPARTEMENT de la MARTINIQUE overprints in three margins; men with oxen and carts laden with sugar cane.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Marianne wearing Phrygian cap.
Signatures: André Postel-Vinay & Pierre Calvet.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1962. | 650. | 2000. |
| as1. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | 2500. |
| as2. No overprint; no perforation; all-zero s/n. | - | 2500. |
- ND (1963) Regular “Nouveau Franc” Issue
10 Nouveau Francs P-5; B-105 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 154 x 84 mm Withdrawn: 19.03.1975
Front: Repeating blue DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; trees; mountainous island; woman with earring, pearl necklace, and red headscarf.
Back: Repeating blue DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins;fruit (pear, guava, pineapple, bananas); man with machete cutting sugar cane; factory with smokestack and crane.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Antillean woman.
Signatures: André Postel-Vinay & Pierre Calvet.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1962. | 200. | 650. |
| as. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | 550. |
50 Nouveau Francs P-6; B-106 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 164 x 89 mm Withdrawn: 19.03.1975
Front: Repeating red DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; ships; dock building with cranes, trucks, and workers; men wearing straw hats harvesting bananas with machete.
Back: Repeating red DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; lumber; sawmill buildings; trees; Antillean woman wearing earring, pearl necklace, and red headscarf; Antillean man wearing straw hat.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Antillean woman.
Signatures: André Postel-Vinay & Pierre Calvet.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1962. | 325. | 1100. |
| as. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | 1000. |
Franc System
- ND (1964) “Franc” Issue
5 Francs P-7; B-107 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 143 x 77 mm Withdrawn: 25.05.1973
Front: Repeating red DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; sailing ship; and buildings in port of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe; two women wearing headscarves.
Back: Repeating red DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; men with oxen and carts laden with sugar cane.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Marianne wearing Phrygian cap.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1964. Sign 1. | 300. | 1100. |
| b. Intro: 1966. Sign 2. | 250. | 950. |
| as. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | - |
| bs. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | - |
10 Francs P-8; B-108 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 154 x 84 mm Withdrawn: 25.05.1973
Front: Repeating blue DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; trees; mountainous island; woman with earring, pearl necklace, and red headscarf.
Back: Repeating blue DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; fruit (pear, guava, pineapple, bananas); man with machete cutting sugar cane; factory with smokestack and crane.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Antillean woman.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1964. Sign 1. | 185. | 600. |
| b. Intro: 1966. Sign 2. | 150. | 500. |
| as. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | - |
| bs. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | - |
50 Francs P-9; B-109 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 164 x 89 mm Withdrawn: 25.05.1973
Front: Repeating red DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; ships; dock building with cranes, trucks, and workers; men wearing straw hats harvesting bananas with machete.
Back: Repeating red DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; lumber; sawmill buildings; trees; Antillean woman wearing earring, pearl necklace, and red headscarf; Antillean man wearing straw hat.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Antillean woman.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1964. Sign 1. | 300. | 1000. |
| b. Intro: 1966. Sign 2. | 275. | 900. |
| as. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | . |
100 Francs P-10; B-110 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 174 x 93 mm Withdrawn: 25.05.1973
Front: Repeating blue DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; trees; flowers; mountains; lake; abolitionist Victor Schoelcher.
Back: Repeating blue DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE / DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE overprints in four margins; cargo ship at dock; bananas; plants; Victor Schoelcher; sailing ship; pineapple; creole house.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) - BF.
Watermark: Head of Antillean woman.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND. Intro: 1964. Sign 1. | 500. | 1500. |
| b. Intro: 1967. Sign 2. | 450. | 1350. |
| as. Vertical SPECIMEN perforation; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # overprint. | - | - |
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