Whitman Expo
Vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 50 francs (withdrawn 31.12.1980)
Details
Obverse: French text; floral decoration; modern interpretation of Racine coat of arms with helmet above silver swan; Port Royal des Champs abbey and surrounding fields; dramatist and poet, Jean Racine wearing powdered wig and red coat; floral decoration with two intertwined feathers
Reverse: French text; decorative frieze; Jean Racine wearing powdered wig and blue coat; street of La Ferté-Milon city (Aisne), Racine’s birthplace; penal code; parchments, torch, and quill; olive laurel branch; statue of Melpomene, muse of Tragedy, holding antique tragedy mask, standing on pedestal adorned with lyre
