Frank Martinique ( French Franc ) - banknotes in French francs , issued in 1855-1961 for the French possession of Martinique . They were not officially called the “franc of Martinique”, however, they were usually treated only on its territory ..
| Frank Martinique | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Franc (Fr.) | |||
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| Territory of circulation | |||
| Martinique | |||
| Derivative and parallel units | |||
| Fractional | Centime ( 1 ⁄ 100 ) | ||
| Parallel | French franc | ||
| Coins and Banknotes | |||
| Coins | 50 centimes, 1 franc | ||
| Banknotes | 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 francs | ||
| Story | |||
| Start of seizure | 1961 year | ||
| Issue and production of coins and banknotes | |||
| Emission Center (Regulator) | Colonial Treasury of Martinique Bank of Martinique Emission Institute of Overseas France French Institute of Overseas Departments | ||
| Courses and ratios | |||
| 1 French franc = 1 | |||
Content
History
Until 1817, French colonial, as well as Spanish and Portuguese coins were in circulation. Overseas coins were sometimes made on foreign coins. In the years 1817-1820 in circulation - the French colonial livery. On February 2, 1820, the French franc was declared legal tender. In 1825-1844, coins minted for the French West Indies were used in circulation.
On July 11, 1851, a private Martinique Bank was established, which received the right to issue banknotes. However, the first paper money for Martinique was not issued by this bank, but by the Colonial Treasury of Martinique (in 1855). The Bank of Martinique began issuing banknotes only in 1874.
On August 28, 1944, the right to issue was transferred to the Central Box Office of Overseas France, which issued the same year banknotes of the Central Box Office of Free France and the Central Box Office of Overseas France. The same banknotes were issued for all overseas colonies controlled by the government of Free France ; in Martinique they were issued with the overprints of “MARTINIQUE”.
A decree of the French government dated December 26, 1945 introduced the CFA franc as the monetary unit of French possessions in West and Equatorial Africa, and the CFP franc for the Pacific possessions of France. This decree did not apply to Martinique; the French franc was still legal tender, but the issue of banknotes in francs specifically for Martinique continued.
In 1958, the Central Office of Overseas France was renamed the Central Office of Economic Cooperation, and on January 7, 1959, the Emission Institute of the Overseas Departments of France was created, to which the right to issue was transferred.
In 1961, the production of banknotes for Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guiana began , on which, instead of three different overprints, one was applied - “guadeloupe guyane martinique”. Previously issued banknotes continued to be used in circulation.
The denomination of the French franc, made on January 1, 1960, was extended to overseas departments only on January 1, 1963 [1] . In 1963, banknotes (both with the overprint of "Martinique" and with the overprint of "Guadeloupe Guiana Martinique") were overprinted with a new denomination (in "new francs"), and the issuance of banknotes of the Issuing Institute of Overseas Departments in new francs began (since 1964 years - in francs) with a new type of overprint - “DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE DEPARTEMENT DE LA MARTINIQUE” [2] .
In 1975, the issue of the franc overseas departments was discontinued, the banknotes of the Issuing Institute were gradually replaced by banknotes of the Bank of France . Since 2002 in circulation - Euro .
Coins and Banknotes
Banknotes issued:
- Colonial Treasury of Martinique: 1, 2, 5, 10 francs;
- Bank of Martinique: 1, 2, 5, 25, 100, 500, 1000 francs;
- Central box office of Free France with an overprint of Martinique: 1,000 francs;
- Central box office of overseas France with the overprint "Martinique": 5, 10, 20, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 francs;
- The central box office of overseas France with an overprint of “Martinique” and the face value in “new francs”: 1 (per 100), 5 (per 500), 10 (per 1000), 50 new francs (at 5000 francs) [3] .
In 1897 and 1922, the Colonial Treasury of Martinique issued copper-nickel coins of 50 centimes and 1 franc [4] [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Butakov, 1987 , p. 78-80.
- ↑ Cuhaj 1961-, 2011 , pp. 383-384.
- ↑ Cuhaj, 2008 , pp. 840-844.
- ↑ Cuhaj, 2009 , pp. 895.
- ↑ Cuhaj 1901-2000, 2011 , pp. 1484.
Literature
- Butakov D.D., Zolotarenko E.D., Rybalko G.P. World Currencies: A Handbook / Ed. S.M. Borisova, G.P. Rybalko, O.V. Mozhaiskova. - 5th ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Finance and statistics, 1987. - 383 p.
- Cuhaj G., Michael T., Miller H. Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900. - 6th ed. - Iola: Krause Publications, 2009 .-- 1296 p. - ISBN 978-0-89689-940-7 .
- Cuhaj G., Michael T., Miller H. Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000. - 39th ed. - Iola: Krause Publications, 2011 .-- 2345 p. - ISBN 978-1-4402-1172-8 .
- Cuhaj GS Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. General Issues 1368-1960. - 12th ed. - Iola: Krause Publications, 2008 .-- 1223 p. - ISBN 978-0-89689-730-4 .
- Cuhaj GS Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. General Issues 1961 — Present. - 17th ed. - Iola: Krause Publications, 2011 .-- 1112 p. - ISBN 978-1-4402-1584-1 .