Guadeloupe banknotes 500 Francs 1942
Obverse: Christopher Columbus's ship Santa Maria at the lower left.
Reverse: Flying Boat of the Second World War - Consolidated PB2Y Coronado.
Printed by E. A. Wright BNC - E. A. Wright Bank Note Co., Philadelphia PA.
Guadeloupe banknotes ND (1942) "WWII Emergency" Issue
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Santa Maria
La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción (Spanish for The Holy Mary of the Immaculate Conception), or La Santa María, was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage. Her master and owner was Juan de la Cosa.
During his second trip to America, in November 1493, Christopher Columbus became the first European to land on Guadeloupe, while seeking fresh water. He called it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura, after the image of the Virgin Mary venerated at the Spanish monastery of Villuercas, in Guadalupe, Extremadura. The expedition set ashore just south of Capesterre, but left no settlers behind.
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
The PB2Y Coronado was a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft. As of 2005, one surviving example of the Coronado remains at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida .