Whitman Expo
02 07 1959 - 08 01 1965 Sig d’Ambrieres/Tondu/Gargam Series 1 - 21 52,500,000 notes Intro: 04 01 1960 500 nouveaux francs (withdrawn 09.03.1970) Values
Details
Obverse: French text; vertical frieze of lighted candles; red curtain; balconies of a 17th century theater filled with spectators; dramatist and actor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Moli?re) wearing curly wig; candle chandelier; musicians playing string instruments inside orchestra pit; red curtain; vertical frieze of candles
Reverse: French text; frieze with musical instruments including horn and lyre; penal code; four actors on stage; Moli?re wearing curly wig; musicians in orchestra pit; theater audience; frieze with musical instruments including xylophone, bagpipe, and tambourine
Basic Information
GSID:
298708
Denomination:
500 nouveaux francs (withdrawn 09.03.1970)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
02 07 1959 - 08 01 1965 Sig d’Ambrieres/Tondu/Gargam Series 1 - 21 52,500,000 notes Intro: 04 01 1960
