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HOG, Prez:
Raymond N. L.
POINCARÉ
18.2.1913 -18.2.1920 

HOG, Prez:
Henri Philippe
PÉTAIN
11.7.1940 - 20.8.1944

Établissements Français de l'Océanie, FRENCH OCEANIA Banknotes, 1919 - 43 Issues

• Établissements Français de l'Océanie
• French Oceania
History: 1595 ESP; 1722 NLD; 1842 FRA; 1903 FOC (FRA); 1957 Fr. Polynesia; 2003 Fr OS Collective; Fr OS Country
Currency History: FRA currency 1919 - 43; TAH & NCL 1943 - 58; FPT 1985 >>

FRA currency used from 1919-1943

 TAH & NCL currency used from 1944-85
FRANCS, 1871-1909 FRANCE, 1926-37 FRANCE, 1937-45 TAHITI, 1939-65 TAHITI, 1954 NEW CALEDONIA, 1971

French Oceania is now called French Polynesia and is classed as a French Overseas Country
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NUMBERS		 DENOMINATIONS DATES ISSUING AUTHORITY
 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
French Oceania Paper Money, 1919 Issues 1 N.1 - N.15,
P.1 - P.4		 25 Centimes -
2 Francs		 1919 Chambre Commerce Etablissements
Française L'Océanie
French Oceania Paper Money, 1919 Issues 1A N.20 - N.30,
P.1A - P.6		 25 Centimes -
2 Francs		 1919 Chambre Commerce Etablissements
Française L'Océanie
 

WWII EMERGENCY ISSUES
FRENCH OCEANIA Paper Money, 1941 Issues 6A N.32 - N.36,
P.6A - P.6B		 1 - 2 Francs A.18.8.1941 Bons Caisse Etablissements Française
Libres de L'Océanie
FRENCH OCEANIA Paper Money, 1942 Issues 7 N.38 - N.48,
P.7 - P.9,
SB.1306 - SB.1308		 50 Centimes -
2 Francs		 A.7.4.1942 Bons Caisse Etablissements Française
Libres de L'Océanie
FRENCH OCEANIA Paper Money, 1943 Issues 10 N.50 - N.56,
P.10 - P.13
SB.1311 - SB.1314		 50 Centimes -
2.5 Francs		 A.25.9.1943 Bons Caisse Etablissements Française
Libres de L'Océanie
On 27.10.1946 French Oceania was named a French Overseas Territory.

The French Overseas Territory was named French Polynesia on 22.7.1957. On 28.3.2003 it became an Overseas Collective.

 On 27.2.2004 it was declared and Overseas Country. Excluding Tahiti, it now uses French Pacific Territories currency

BACKGROUNDER / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We gratefully acknowledge Neville Cuthbert and Don Cleveland of IBNS Australia for the images and information they provided for this section.

eBay Bisco5  We gratefully acknowledge eBay dealer bisco5 for providing images used in this section.

French Oceania was comprised of a number of coral and basalt islands in the south pacific with Papeete, Tahiti acting as the capital. It included the Gambier, Marqueses, Society, Tubuai Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago.

In 1958 this area became known as the Territory of French Polynesia, excluding Tahiti which remained a French Overseas Territory.

FRENCH OCEANIA LINKS

CIA World Factbook - French Polynesia

 CIA World Factbook - French Polynesia  

Thailand - wikipedia

 Wikipedia - French Oceania