Whitman Expo
Diagonal or vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 100 francs (withdrawn 04.06.1945)
Details
Obverse: French text; allegorical woman (France) with olive laurels in hair, holding the staff of command, reaching for wreath of grapes and flowers above child; aerial view of Paris with Notre-Dame cathedral
Reverse: French text; penal code; grazing sheep and shepherd, farmer with horse-drawn plow, milkmaid with cattle, on bank of Loire river flowing past castle of Sully-sur-Loireas in the XVI century; Maximilien de Béthune, Duc de Sully, holding scroll
Basic Information
GSID:
298571
Denomination:
100 francs (withdrawn 04.06.1945)
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Diagonal or vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
