Whitman Expo
14 03 1946 - 03 10 1946 Sig Rousseau/Favre-Gilly Series 1 - 42 105,000,000 notes Intro: 10 03 1947 50 francs (withdrawn 11.12.1951) Values
Details
Obverse: French text; astronomer Urbain Le Verrier holding compass; facade of Paris Observatory building
Reverse: French text; allegorical man (Neptune) holding trident, reclining on two stylized dolphins, red curves indicating the planes of ecliptic and celestial equators; penal code; in background, sector of the ecliptic where several signs of the zodiac appear, including Aquarius and Capricorn, where the planet Neptune was located when discovered in 1846
Basic Information
GSID:
298608
Denomination:
50 francs (withdrawn 11.12.1951)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
14 03 1946 - 03 10 1946 Sig Rousseau/Favre-Gilly Series 1 - 42 105,000,000 notes Intro: 10 03 1947
