Whitman Expo
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 50 nouveaux francs on 500 francs (withdrawn 04.01.1960)
Details
Obverse: Horizontal red CONTRE-VALEUR DE / 50 / NOUVEAUX FRANCS overprint; French text; border of military symbols, including helmet, flags, bugles, quiver of arrows, armor; Paris coat of arms with sailing ship; Pont Royal bridge with the Samaritaine pump building over the Seine river in Paris; King Henri IV in army chief uniform, holding his baton of commander; Béarn coat of arms with two cattle
Reverse: French text; border of patterns from the Pau castle; Pau city coat of arms with two cattle and fence; view of Pyrénées mountains; King Henri IV wearing army chief uniform; Pau castle; penal code
Basic Information
GSID:
298684
Denomination:
50 nouveaux francs on 500 francs (withdrawn 04.01.1960)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
