An Impossible Set
French Guiana: Banque de la Guyane

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Following an emergency issue of 40 livres in 1795 and a need for local currency the Banque de la Guyanne issued the first notes for French Guiana with the 500 Francs in 1888, other denominations followed with more emergency issues needed during both World Wars. The 1940s saw production of notes by s...
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Set Details
Note Description: French Guiana, Banque de la Guyane
5 Francs
Grade: AU 58
Country: French Guiana
Note Number: FGU1e
Signatures/
Vignettes: 		- Sign Title - Directeur
- Sign. M. Buy
Certification #: 1910013-084
Owner: ColonialCoinsUK
Set Category: World
Set Name: An Impossible Set
Slot Name: French Guiana: Banque de la Guyane
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

The example note in this Set is a 5 Francs note from 1947 with M. Buy as the Director (P1e). There are a number of signature varieties for the 5 Francs note and the numbers/series etc are going to take some more research to understand. The front of the note depicts an indigenous male (left) and female (right) with a surround of sugar cane and an anchor indicating a major export of the region. The back highlights Amazonian flora and fauna, a caduceus as a further reference to trade and a female effigy possibly representing the Country. Two groups of five stars for the 5 Francs denomination?

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