p04_0028 - 20 Francs Annulé NEW CALEDONIA 1913 P.16b
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Face Value : 20 Francs Annulé
Date: 25 septembre 1913
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.16b
Additional reference : KM.404
Alphabet - series : W.14 n°998
Signatures : Baron Hely d'Oissel, Simon, caissier manuscrite
Detailed grade description : Non épinglé
Commentary
Type et état de conservation rarissimes. Billet W.14 / 998 (fin d'alphabet 14) annulé par un tampon d'une très grande finesse, sans numéro de caissier. On remarquera que le billet illustré dans le Pick est le W.14 / 980. La conservation du papier est tellement bonne que l'on distingue encore (particulièrement à droite au recto) le fond imprimé en couleur crème sous le type en bleu et rouge, destiné à compliquer la vie des faussaires. On retrouve cette technique sur des billets Banque de France de cette époque entre autres dans la série des "bleus" et des "bleu et rose". Illustre le type dans le KM Indochine.
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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