Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 100 francs (withdrawn 01.03.1985) Values

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Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 100 francs (withdrawn 01.03.1985) Values

Details

Obverse: French text; climbing plant; Moorish trophies including chest, shield, spear, and helmet; flowers; dramatist,Poet, and academician Pierre Corneille; columns and statues inside Versailles Palace theater in 1685; flowers, Roman trophies including horn, ax, shield, sword, and armor; climbing plant

Reverse: French text; Rouen courthouse; Pierre Corneille in front of Rouen city and harbor, boats on Seine river, cathedral; penal code; Corneille’s birth house in Rouen

Basic Information

GSID:

298743

Denomination:

100 francs (withdrawn 01.03.1985)

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

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

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Multicolor

Note Dimension:

172 x 92 mm

Printer:

Printer (Banque de France)

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