Whitman Expo
Diagonal black SpÉcimen / No # ovpt front; vertical Specimen perf; all-zero s/n 200 francs (withdrawn 01.03.1997)
Details
Obverse: French text; standing allegorical woman holding scepter; coat of arms with balance scales, sword, sunburst, and text “L’Esprit des Lois;” underprint pattern of olive branches, helmets, lyres, fasces, sunbursts, and caducei; political philosopher Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Br?de et de Montesquieu (Montesquieu); coat of arms of the Secondat de La Br?de (Montesquieu family) with silver crescent topped by two gold shells
Reverse: French text; statue of Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix in alcove above parchment with text “Dialogue de Sylla et d’Eucrate;” head of Montesquieu; penal code; underprint of flowers; La Br?de castle (Gironde), Montesquieu’s birthplace, surrounded by water; man wearing turban, reading “Les Lettres Persanes
Basic Information
GSID:
298838
Denomination:
200 francs (withdrawn 01.03.1997)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Diagonal black SpÉcimen / No # ovpt front; vertical Specimen perf; all-zero s/n
