Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 500 francs (withdrawn 12.10.1954) Values

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Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 500 francs (withdrawn 12.10.1954) Values

Details

Obverse: French text; olive branches; Saturn; writer Fran?ois-René de Chateaubriand holding lyre

Reverse: French text; seated allegorical woman wearing robes, reading book; penal code; reclining allegorical woman wearing long dress, holding large sphere; smoking samovar; lyres and cornucopias; olive branches

Basic Information

GSID:

298627

Denomination:

500 francs (withdrawn 12.10.1954)

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; diagonal SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Multicolor

Note Dimension:

141 x 92 mm

Printer:

Printer (Rives and Banque de France)

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