Guadeloupe

The French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe is located in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. It was colonized by the French in 1810-16, and made an Overseas Department of the French Community in 1958. Guadeloupe's inhabitants are French citizens and today the Euro is their currency.

Banque de la Guadeloupe

1874 (1880-1906) Issue

B306 (
  • K.101
  • P-6c
) 5 Francs Cabasson
Blue, reddish-brown.
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1874


  • Robert, J. SC
  • (F)

  • Wullschleger, Ch. SC
  • (B)

1885-1945 Issue

B307p face
B307p face
B307p (
  • K.102
  • P-7c
) 5 Francs Cabasson
Red; Black.
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1934-1943)
  • Sig 1


  • Robert, J. SC
  • (F)

  • Wullschleger, Ch. SC
  • (B)
B308 (
  • K.105
  • P-8
) 25 Francs Red
Red, black on buff paper.
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1920
B309 (
  • K.106
) 100 Francs Red
Red on buff paper.
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1885
B310 (
  • K.108
  • P-9
) 100 Francs Blue
Blue, red on buff paper.
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1922
B311 (
  • P-9A
) 250 Francs
Black.
  • Printer: BdF
B312 (
  • K.109
) 500 Francs Black
Black on buff paper.
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1893
B313 (
  • K.110
  • P-10
) 500 Francs Black
Black, red on buff paper.
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1922

1930-1944 Issue

B318 (
  • K.112
  • P-14
) 25 Francs
Allegorical Woman with Floral Garland; Ship, Jungle
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1934

1892-1893 (1920) Provisional Issues

B317a (
  • K.111
  • P-15
) 100 Francs Minerva and other Allegorical Figures
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1920
  • Series D.255-Y.255


  • Rousseau, L. SC
  • (B)
B319 (
  • K.113
  • P-16
) 100 Francs
Seated Woman with staff
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1930
  • Danger, H. FEC
  • Gaspé, E. SC
  • (F)

B320 (
  • K.114
  • P-17
) 500 Francs
Seated Woman with staff
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1934
  • Danger, H. FEC
  • Gaspé, E. SC
  • (F)

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.

B401a (
  • K.124
  • P-27a
) 10 Francs Marianne de Dulac
Purple.
  • Printer: BWC
  • 2/2/1944
  • Sig 2

B402a (
  • K.125
  • P-28a
) 20 Francs Marianne de Dulac
Green.
  • Printer: BWC
  • 2/2/1944
  • Sig 2

B403a (
  • K.126
  • P-29a
) 100 Francs Marianne de Dulac
Green, Red and Yellow.
  • Printer: BWC
  • 2/2/1944
  • Sig 2

B404a (
  • K.127
  • P-30a
) 1000 Francs Phoenix
Blue, Green and Purple.
  • Printer: BWC
  • 2/2/1944
  • Sig 2
B405a face
B405a face
B405a (
  • K.129
  • P-31
) 5 Francs Bougainville
Louis-Antoine Bougainville; Museum of Joséphine de Beauharnais
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Anchor and Boat

  • Klein, G.A. FEC
  • (F+B)


  • Chapon, A. SC
  • (B)
B406a (
  • K.130
  • P-32
) 10 Francs Jean-Baptiste Colbert
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Anchor and Boat


  • Chapon, A. SC
  • (B)
B407a (
  • K.131
  • P-33
) 20 Francs Émile Gentil
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Anchor and Boat


  • Tison, M. SC
  • (B)
B408a face
B408a face
B408a (
  • K.132
  • P-34
) 50 Francs Pierre Bélain, Sieur d'Esnambuc
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1947-49)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Ceres


  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)
B409a (
  • K.133
  • P-35
) 100 Francs La Bourdonnais
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)

  • Watermark: Marianne


  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)
B410a (
  • K.134
  • P-36
) 500 Francs Pointe-à-Pitre
Martinique and Guadeloupe Women; Transporting Sugar Cane by Ox
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)

  • Watermark: Marianne

B411a (
  • K.135
  • P-37
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)

  • Watermark: Marianne

B412a (
  • K.137
  • P-38
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)

  • Watermark: Marianne

1956 Issues

B413a (
  • K.136
  • P-39
) 1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

B414a (
  • K.138
  • P-40
) 5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

1960 Provisional Issues

B415a (
  • K.139
  • P-41
) 1NF/100 Francs La Bourdonnais
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3


  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)
B416a (
  • K.140
  • P-42
) 5NF/500 Francs Pointe-à-Pitre
Martinique and Guadeloupe Women; Transporting Sugar Cane by Ox
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

B417a (
  • K.141
  • P-43
) 10NF/1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

B418a (
  • K.142
  • P-44
) 50NF/5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

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