Whitman Expo
22 02 1844 Sig : Ville/Unknown/Paul Garat Wmk: Cinq cents Fr / BANQUE DE FRANCE Series 29 25,000 notes Intro: 12 12 1844 500 francs (demonetized 17.11.1897)
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:
298312
Denomination:
500 francs (demonetized 17.11.1897)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
22 02 1844 Sig : Ville/Unknown/Paul Garat Wmk: Cinq cents Fr / BANQUE DE FRANCE Series 29 25,000 notes Intro: 12 12 1844
