New Caledonia 1871 - French Treasury Second of Exchange for 2,000 Francs (Service des Colonies)
The bill was drawn by the *Caissier Payeur central du Trésor public (Service des Colonies)* and made payable to order in New Caledonia for the sum of two thousand francs. Dated in Paris on 22 August 1871, it belongs to the immediate post–Franco-Prussian War period, when French state finances were being reorganized and colonial treasury control was reasserted through formal, document-based instruments rather than circulating currency. Read more →
New CaledoniaTreasury Bill of Exchange18712,000 FrancsIssued Treasury Instrument (Manuscript and Stamped) Treasury Bill of ExchangeColonial FinanceSecond of ExchangeNon-Circulating InstrumentManuscript SignaturesFrench Colonial AdministrationService des ColoniesPublic Treasury DocumentColonial Fiscal ControlNew CaledoniaFrance1871Museum GradeR9 Extremely RareUniquePick UnlistedAnnotationsHandwritten Annotations
