p04_0040 - 500 Francs NEW CALEDONIA 1898 P.13a
PAPIER MONNAIE 4 (2004)
Starting price : 3 000.00 €
Estimate : 5 500.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 3 000.00 €
Estimate : 5 500.00 €
unsold lot
Face Value : 500 Francs
Date: 01 juillet 1898
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.13a
Additional reference : KM.410
Alphabet - series : K.1 n°199
Signatures : Caissier (le même que sur le 20 francs F.14, 958 de BILLETS XXIX, n° 28 et que sur le 100 francs de 1898) Denormandie, Simon
Commentary
Billet K.1 / 199 (Le billet qui illustre le KM est le K.1 / 198, celui du Pick est le K.1 / 180) avec surcharge imprimée (?) annulé, pas de numéro de caissier. La signature du caissier, identique à celle du 100 francs de la même année montre que, comme pour les autres séries, ces signatures sont importantes pour dater les billets dans le cas de dates immobilisées. En effet, elles suivent une logique chronologique qui semble fiable. Extrêmement rare.
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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