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Banknotes.com - Bank Note Collector's Desktop Shop :: World Banknotes - F :: France :: France 100 Francs 1.4.1971 (Y.558/1394746644) (lt. circulated) XF-AU

France 100 Francs 1.4.1971 (Y.558/1394746644) (lt. circulated) XF-AU

100 Francs 1.4.1971 (Front: Bust of Pierre Corneille (6th of June 1606 – 1st of October 1684), French tragedian and dramatist (playwright), from a drawing by Lebrun on a background representing a project for the decoration of the theatre of the Chateau de Versailles; Palace of Versailles, Royal Opera of Versailles in Château de Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France in 1685, presented by Monsard & Vigazoni. Flowers and trophies of arms (trophées d'armes) at the bottom of the banknote: on the left: trophies of Moorish weapons evoke the Cid, and on the right: weapons recall the tragedies inspired by Roman antiquity. Back: Bust of Pierre Corneille in cartouche. Views of Rouen city and port including (on the left) a courthouse (Le Palais de Justice) and (on the right) Corneille's childhood home. Watermark: Portraits of Augustus (laureate) and Horace (helmeted), heroes of Corneille's tragedies. Main colours: Brown, red and multicolor. Design: Jean Lefeuvre (front, back and watermarks). Engraved by: Gilbert Poilliot (obverse), Jules Piel (intaglio) and Georges Beltrand (reverse). Watermark engraved by Michel Valentini (BdF). Signatures: (as depicted) Gilbert Bouchet (Le Contrôleur G(énér)al, 1967–1979); Hubert Morant (Le Secrétaire G(énér)al, 1967–1975); Raoul Tondu (Le Caissier G(énér)al, 1959–1970). Issuer: Bank of France. Dates of Issue: 1 April 1971 (as depicted) (5 October 1967 through 4 February 1971) (2 April 1964 — 8 February 1979). Circulation from: 19 January 1965. Withdrawn: 1 March 1985. Legal tender: No, from 15 September 1986. Demonetized: 17 February 2012. Material: Cotton paper fiber. Stationery: Bank of France and Papeterie du Marais. Printing method: Typography in four colours (yellow, red, light blue and dark blue). Printer: Banque de France (BdF)) (Serial # Y.558/1394746644) (2 pinholes outside the design) (lightly circulated) XF-AU

Dimensions: 172 x 92 mm

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Catalogue Number: P-149c

Grade/condition: Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated (XF-AU) (lightly circulated, barely used)

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Product Code:	FR-149c
Price:	€100.00 ($ 109.00)

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