Whitman Expo
25 06 1868 - 21 02 1870 Sig Chazal/Soleil/Marsaud Series 1 - 26 650,000 notes 500 francs (demonetized 02.01.1923)
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:
298366
Denomination:
500 francs (demonetized 02.01.1923)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
25 06 1868 - 21 02 1870 Sig Chazal/Soleil/Marsaud Series 1 - 26 650,000 notes
