Whitman Expo
05 09 1844 - 21 10 1847 Wmk: B F / Cinq cents Fr / BANQUE DE FRANCE / Series 30 - 35 150,000 notes 500 francs (demonetized 17.11.1897) Values
Details
Obverse: French text; black calligraphic bank name; head of allegorical woman in profile, surrounded by three cherubs with cornucopia; 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
Reverse: Mirrored front image
Basic Information
GSID:
298313
Denomination:
500 francs (demonetized 17.11.1897)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
05 09 1844 - 21 10 1847 Wmk: B F / Cinq cents Fr / BANQUE DE FRANCE / Series 30 - 35 150,000 notes
