25 Centimes (encapsulated postage WWI) ND (1921) front 25 Centimes (encapsulated postage WWI) ND (1921) back
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25 Centimes encapsulated postage WWI ND

1921 year
(Stamp encapsulated in aluminium.) - 39 mm
Description
Issuer
New Caledonia (Overseas France)
Issuing bank
Bank of Indochina
Period
French Dependency (1853-1946)
Year
1921
Value
25 Centimes (0.25)
Currency
Franc (1873-1945)
Composition
(Stamp encapsulated in aluminium.)
Diameter
39 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#389540
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Dark-blue on red background.
Postal stamp encapsulated in aluminium embossing BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE, NOUMÉA.
Kanaka village on stamp.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25c. POSTES
RF
NOUVELLE CALEDONIE
ET DEPENDANCES

Translation:
25c. Postage
RF (French Republic)
New Caledonia and Dependences

Designer: Henri Émile Vollet

Comment

The second issue from 1922 consisted of 25 and 50 centime stamps encapsulated in aluminum.  The legend around the aluminum case is: “THE BANK OF INDO-CHINA” and the capital city of New Caledonia, “NOUMEA” in the centre.   These itens are listed in Krause Standard World Paper Money Catalog General Issues 1368 – 1960 as Pick 28 and 29.

See more info in: https://northshorenumismaticsociety.org/new-caledonia-emergency-postage-stamp-money/