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New Caledonia Banque de l'Indochine, Noumea 100 Francs on 20 Piastres ND (1939) Pick 39 PMG About Uncirculated 53. This beautiful note, originally prepared for French Indo China, was repurposed for New Caledonia to address a currency shortage in the colony. Red overprints are seen on both sides. According to treasury records, 4,304 of these overprinted notes were still unredeemed by 1967, but assuredly most of those extant notes are somehow lost or unaccounted for today. Only brief circulation is seen on this example, which is assuredly among the best examples to cross the auction block in recent years. https://currency.ha.com/itm/world-currency/new-caledonia-banque-de-l-indochine-noumea-100-francs-on-20-piastres-nd-1939-pick-39-pmg-about-uncirculated-53/p/4028-53009.s?type=CoinArchivesCurrency4028 HID08706262019 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD