50 Centimes, Upper Senegal and Niger, 1917

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 50 centime note

Description (Brief)

Upper Senegal and Niger, 1917

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Obverse and reverse image of 50 centime coin.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: GOUVERNEMENT GENERAL DE L'A. O. F. / HAUT-SENEGAL - NIGER / B - 68 / 738 / 0 FR. 50 / LE TRESORIER-PAYEUR / LE LT GOUVERNEUR

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: N/A

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: 50 CENTIMES / EXTRAIT DU DECRET DU 11 FEVRIER 1917 / CE BON DE CAISSE A COURS FORCE DANS TOUTE LA COLONIE.

Date Made: 1917

Location: Currently not on view

Place Used: French West Africa

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, West African Currency

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Credit Line: Howard D. Gibbs

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: NU.NU85227.2Catalog Number: NU85227.2Accession Number: 257930Serial Number: 738

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5.5 cm x 8 cm x .01 cm; 2 5/32 in x 3 5/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-8b1f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1915626

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