The french overseas department of Guadeloupe is an island that is part of the Leeward Islands of the West indies with a capital of Basse-terre. Columbus discovered Guadeloupe in 1493 and it's first settlers were two Frenchmen in 1635 but reverted to the french crown in 1674 and, apart from two brief British occupations, remained a colony of France until 1946 when it was made an overseas territory and finally an overseas department in 1958.
Monetary unit: 1 Franc = 100 Centimes
1 Nouveau Franc = 100 old Francs (1960 onward)
The note above is the 1947-49 (ND) issue of the 5 Franc Note with the word Bougainville printed at the lower mid point of the front of the note which refers to the gentleman in the wig, Louis Antoine de Bougainville.a french explorer and an admiral. you can also see his rather grand ship. On the reverse is a lady with some of the island's produce.
I've refrained from waxing lyrically about the artwork but this is another fine example of the brilliant artwork that went onto french notes !!
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