French Pacific Territories

The French Pacific Territories encompasses the island countries of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna Islands in the South Pacific. For earlier issues, refer to French Oceania and Tahiti. These territories use the CFP Franc currency, which is pegged to the Euro.

Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer

The IEOM is a French Central Bank created in 1967 and chartered to issue currency for the French Territories in the Pacific (TOM) including New Caledonia, French Polynesia (Tahiti) and Wallis-et-Futuna. Common-design banknotes in CFP Francs are used to this day; New Caledonia's notes are overprinted "NOUMEA", Tahiti's notes are overprinted "PAPEETE".

1985-2013 Issues

B101a face
B101a face
B101a (
  • P-1a
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
Marquesas Islands; Rocks at Hienghène, New Caledonia
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1992)
  • 150 x 80mm
  • Sig 2

  • Thread
  • Watermark: Marianne/RF

(F)
B101b face
B101b face
B101b (
  • K.818a
  • P-1b
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (1995)
  • Sig 3
  • Penal Code: New penal code
  • Thread
B101c face
B101c face
B101c (
  • K.818b
  • P-1c
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (1995)
  • Sig 5a
  • Penal Code: Wrong penal code from 1992
B101d face
B101d face
B101d (
  • K.821a
  • P-1d
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (2001)
  • Sig 8
  • Penal Code: Corrected penal code
B101e face
B101e face
B101e (
  • K.821b
  • P-1e
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (2004)
  • Sig 9
B101f face
B101f face
B101f (
  • P-1f
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (2009)
  • Sig 11
B101g face
B101g face
B101g (
  • P-1g
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (2010)
  • Sig 12
B101h face
B101h face
B101h (
  • P-1h
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (2004)
  • Sig 13
B101i face
B101i face
B101i (
  • P-1i
) 500 CFP Polynesian Fisherman
  • ND (2008)
  • Sig 14
B102a face
B102a face
B102a (
  • K.819a
  • P-2a
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
Local Animals, Mission Church at Vao, Isle of Pines
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1995)
  • 160 x 85mm
  • Sig 3

  • Thread
  • Watermark: Marianne/RF

(F)
B102b face
B102b face
B102b (
  • P-2b
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (1995)
  • Sig 4
B102c face
B102c face
B102c (
  • K.819b
  • P-2c
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (1995)
  • Sig 5a
B102e face
B102e face
B102e (
  • K.822a
  • P-2e
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (2000)
  • Sig 6
B102f face
B102f face
B102f (
  • P-2f
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (2000)
  • Sig 7
B102g face
B102g face
B102g (
  • K.822b
  • P-2g
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (2001)
  • Sig 8
B102h face
B102h face
B102h (
  • K.822c
  • P-2h
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (2004)
  • Sig 9
B102i face
B102i face
B102i (
  • P-2i
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (2008)
  • Sig 10
B102j face
B102j face
B102j (
  • P-2j
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (2009)
  • Sig 11
B102k face
B102k face
B102k (
  • P-2k
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND (2010)
  • Sig 12
B102l face
B102l face
B102l (
  • P-2l
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND
  • Sig 13
B102m face
B102m face
B102m (
  • P-2m
) 1000 CFP Tahitian Woman and Hibiscus Flowers
  • ND
  • Sig 14
B103a face
B103a face
B103a (
  • K.820c
  • P-3a
) 5000 CFP Bougainville
Louis-Antoine Bougainville; Admiral Febvrier-Despointes
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1996)
  • 1720 x 92mm
  • Sig 3

  • Thread
  • Watermark: Marianne/RF

(F)
B103f face
B103f face
B103f (
  • K.823c
  • P-3f
) 5000 CFP Bougainville
  • ND (2001)
  • Sig 8
B103g face
B103g face
B103g (
  • K.823d
  • P-3g
) 5000 CFP Bougainville
  • ND (2005)
  • Sig 9
B103h face
B103h face
B103h (
  • P-3h
) 5000 CFP Bougainville
  • ND (2009)
  • Sig 11
B103i face
B103i face
B103i (
  • P-3i
) 5000 CFP Bougainville
  • ND (2010)
  • Sig 12
B103j face
B103j face
B103j (
  • P-3j
) 5000 CFP Bougainville
  • ND (2013)
  • Sig 14
B104a face
B104a face
B104a (
  • K.817
  • P-4a
) 10,000 CFP Tahitian Woman
Bungalows and Emblem of French Polynesia; Coral and Fish
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1/10/1986)
  • 172 x 92mm
  • Sig 1
  • 1-digit alphabet

  • Watermark: Two Tahitian Women
  • Thread
(F)
B104c face
B104c face
B104c (
  • P-4c
) 10,000 CFP Tahitian Woman
  • ND (1996)
  • Sig 5b
  • New penal code on back
  • 3-digit alphabet
  • Thread
B104d face
B104d face
B104d (
  • K.824b
  • P-4d
) 10,000 CFP Tahitian Woman
  • ND (2004)
  • Sig 8
B104e face
B104e face
B104e (
  • K.824c
  • P-4e
) 10,000 CFP Tahitian Woman
  • ND (2005)
  • Sig 9
B104g face
B104g face
B104g (
  • P-4g
) 10,000 CFP Tahitian Woman
  • ND (2010)
  • Sig 12

2014-2018 Issues

B105a face
B105a face
B105a (
  • P-5
) 500 CFP Bird of Paradise
Gardenia Flowers
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (2014)
  • 120 x 66mm
  • Sig 14

  • CDS
  • Thread
  • Watermark: Outrigger Canoe/500
B105b face
B105b face
B105b (
  • P-5
) 500 CFP Bird of Paradise
  • ND (2018)
  • Sig 15
B106a face
B106a face
B106a (
  • P-6
) 1000 CFP Tortoise
Parakeet
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (2014)
  • 126 x 66mm
  • Sig 14

  • CDS
  • Thread
  • Watermark: Outrigger Canoe/1000
B106b face
B106b face
B106b (
  • P-6
) 1000 CFP Tortoise
  • ND (2018)
  • Sig 15
B106c face
B106c face
B106c (
  • P-6
) 1000 CFP Tortoise
  • ND (2018)
  • Sig 16
B107a face
B107a face
B107a (
  • P-7
) 5000 CFP Nautilus, Coral and Fish
Oyster
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (2014)
  • 132 x 73mm
  • Sig 14

  • CDS
  • Strap
  • Thread
  • Watermark: Outrigger Canoe/5000
B108a face
B108a face
B108a (
  • P-8
) 10,000 CFP Thatched hut and Palm trees
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (2014)
  • 138 x 73mm
  • Sig 14

  • CDS
  • Strap
  • Thread
  • UV: IEOM Text, Flowers and Clownfish
  • Watermark: Outrigger Canoe/10000
B108b face
B108b face
B108b (
  • P-8
) 10,000 CFP Thatched hut and Palm trees
  • ND (2014)
  • Sig 16

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