French Antilles

The French Antilles is a set of islands in the Carribean that include the French departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique. From 1961-1975, they used a common currency issued by IEDOM. After 1975 the region used French banknotes and subsequently the Euro.

Institut d'Émission des Départements d'Outre-Mer

The IEDOM is the French Central Bank currently servicing the French Overseas Departments (Départements d'Outre-Mer, DOM) of French Antilles (including Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique), Mayotte, Reunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The IEDOM was created in 1959, replacing the Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer (CCFOM). From 1959 to 2002, IEDOM issued common design banknotes in French or CFA Francs, and as of 2002 is circulating euros.

1960 Provisional Issues

B103as2 face
B103as2 face
B103as2 (
  • P-3s
) 50NF/5000 Francs Woman with Fruit Bowl
Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1961)
  • Sig 1
  • Specimen

  • Watermark: Woman

1964-1967 Franc Issues

B108b face
B108b face
B108b (
  • K.708b
  • P-8b
) 10 Francs Young Antilles Woman
Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1964)
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Woman


  • Poilliot, G. SC
    • (B)
B109b face
B109b face
B109b (
  • K.709b
  • P-9b
) 50 Francs Banana Harvest
Antilles Couple and Saw Mill
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1964)
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Woman


  • Poilliot, G. SC
    • (B)
B110b face
B110b face
B110b (
  • K.710b
  • P-10b
) 100 Francs Victor Schoelcher
Creole House - Museum of Joséphine de Beauharnais
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1964)
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: R: Woman with headdress

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