12 09 1888 - 31 12 1889 Sig Bertin/Billote Series 1 - 699 17,475,000 notes Intro: 04 03 1889 100 francs (withdrawn 04.06.1945) Values

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12 09 1888 - 31 12 1889 Sig Bertin/Billote Series 1 - 699 17,475,000 notes Intro: 04 03 1889 100 francs (withdrawn 04.06.1945) Values

Details

Obverse: French text; seated allegorical woman (Navigation) holding rudder; anchor; penal code; head of Mercury; steel plow; seated allegorical woman (Agriculture) holding scythe

Reverse: French text; standing cherub holding coat of arms with fish entangled in anchor; standing allegorical woman (Wisdom) holding seated allegorical woman (Fortune) with cornucopia and wheel, in front of tree with name of designer (Paul Baudry) in ribbon at top; standing cherub holding coat of arms with fish entangled in anchor

Basic Information

GSID:

298410

Denomination:

100 francs (withdrawn 04.06.1945)

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

12 09 1888 - 31 12 1889 Sig Bertin/Billote Series 1 - 699 17,475,000 notes Intro: 04 03 1889

Design Details

Note Color:

Blue and pink

Note Dimension:

180 x 112 mm

Printer:

Printer (unknown)

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