Banque de l'Indochine, New Caledonia, specimen 1000 francs, ND (1940-65), serial number 0.00 000, multicoloured, local woman at right, market scene and the Great Mosque in the background, signatures of Minost and Flers lower left and centre, NOUMEA in field, reverse a local youth with a spear at right and a maiden carrying a basket on her shoulder at left, (Pick 43as, KM418d), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder, thinning, tear, 53 About Uncirculated, scarce.
Estimate: £200 - £300