St. Pierre et Miquelon

The Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a group of small islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. The islands were colonized by France in 1814, and are still members of the French Community - the only French region in North America.

Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer

From 1941 to 1958, the Caisse Centrale was responsible for issuing banknotes to French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroun, Madagascar, the French Overseas Departments (DOM) and Saint Pierre-et-Miquelon. In 1945 it introduced the Franc CFA (Colonies Françaises d’Afrique) for use in the Equatorial African States. In 1959, the banking functions were transferred to the Institut d'Émission des Départements d'Outre-Mer and the Caisse Centrale has transitioned to be an economic development organization for the regions.

1950 Issues

B508a face
B508a face
B508a (
  • K.614
  • P-22
) 5 Francs Bougainville
Louis-Antoine Bougainville; Museum of Joséphine de Beauharnais
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)
  • Parchment paper
  • Sig 3
  • Series S.27-U.28

  • Watermark: Anchor and Boat

  • Klein, G.A. FEC
  • (F+B)


  • Chapon, A. SC
  • (B)
B508b face
B508b face
B508b (
  • K.614
  • P-22
) 5 Francs Bougainville
  • ND (1950-60)
  • White paper
  • Sig 3
  • Series A.81-B.81
B509a face
B509a face
B509a (
  • K.615
  • P-23
) 10 Francs Jean-Baptiste Colbert
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Anchor and Boat


  • Chapon, A. SC
  • (B)
B510a face
B510a face
B510a (
  • K.616
  • P-24
) 20 Francs Émile Gentil
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Anchor and Boat


  • Tison, M. SC
  • (B)
B511a face
B511a face
B511a (
  • K.617
  • P-25
) 50 Francs Pierre Bélain, Sieur d'Esnambuc
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Ceres


  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)
B516a face
B516a face
B516a (
  • K.622a
  • P-30a
) 1NF/50 Francs Pierre Bélain, Sieur d'Esnambuc
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3
  • 5-Digit Verification Number at top

  • Watermark: Ceres


  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)
B518a face
B518a face
B518a (
  • K.624
  • P-32
) 2NF/100 Francs La Bourdonnais
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1963)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Marianne


  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)

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