Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NO # ovpt upper right front; all-zero s/n 500 francs Values

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NO # ovpt upper right front; all-zero s/n 500 francs Values

Details

Obverse: French text; salt lake crater on Grande Comore; mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz); poem

Reverse: Arabic and French text; orchid flowers; poem by Mbaye Trambwe

Basic Information

GSID:

95134

Denomination:

500 francs

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red NO # ovpt upper right front; all-zero s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Pink, blue, and green

Note Dimension:

120 x 66 mm

Printer:

(Banque de France)

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