Whitman Expo
02 11 1888 - 08 07 1889 Sig Delmotte/Bertin/Billotte Series 1 - 40 1,000,000 notes Intro: 17 12 1888 500 francs (withdrawn 16.12.1943) Values
Details
Obverse: French text; calligraphic bank name; head of allegorical woman in profile, surrounded by three cherubs with cornucopia, rudder, and fruit garland; penal code; head of ox; eagle with spread wings; caduceus flanked by flying cherubs; seated allegorical woman (Law) holding tablets flanked by standing cherubs; owl; head of horse; head of allegorical man in profile, surrounded by three cherubs with torch, olive branch, and fruit garland
Reverse: Reclining allegorical woman (Ceres) holding rudder; caduceus; reclining cherub holding balance scale and sword; head of Ceres with laurels; reclining cherub holding scepter and hand mirror; reclining allegorical man (Hercules) holding caduceus and cudgel
Basic Information
GSID:
298415
Denomination:
500 francs (withdrawn 16.12.1943)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
02 11 1888 - 08 07 1889 Sig Delmotte/Bertin/Billotte Series 1 - 40 1,000,000 notes Intro: 17 12 1888
