Diagonal red boxed SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; horizontal red # ovpt upper center front; all-zero s/n 1,000 francs Values

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Diagonal red boxed SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; horizontal red # ovpt upper center front; all-zero s/n 1,000 francs Values

Details

Obverse: French text; carved wooden animal figures; map with complete outline of Chad and various icons, including bird, man poling boat, trees, straw huts, rhinoceros, ship, off-shore oil platform, and elephant

Reverse: French text; elephant; antelope; giraffe; carved wooden seated figure

Basic Information

GSID:

92009

Denomination:

1,000 francs

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red boxed SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; horizontal red # ovpt upper center front; all-zero s/n

Design Details

Note Color:

Blue and violet

Note Dimension:

155 x 78 mm

Printer:

(François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire)

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