Whitman Expo
05 11 1863 - 02 04 1868 Sig Chazal/Soleil/Marsaud Series 1 - 36 900,000 notes Intro: 04 02 1864 500 francs (demonetized 02.01.1923) 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:
298354
Denomination:
500 francs (demonetized 02.01.1923)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
05 11 1863 - 02 04 1868 Sig Chazal/Soleil/Marsaud Series 1 - 36 900,000 notes Intro: 04 02 1864
