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10 Francs
| Issuer | Trésor Français |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central medallion vignette of a woman's bust facing forward, wearing a plant headdress, flanked on either side by cornucopias overflowing with fruit, all set within a guilloche border. Denomination numerals appear at the upper corners, with the issuing authority and territorial validity inscriptions arranged around the central design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 | TRESOR FRANCAIS | 10 TERRITOIRES OCCUPES LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI DES PEINES PRÉVUES PAR LA LOI |
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The Trésor Français notes were issued specifically for use by Allied military personnel in France following liberation — a parallel currency designed to prevent the occupation-era Reichskreditkasse notes from being absorbed into the recovering French economy. This 10 Francs belongs to the second series of that Allied Military Currency, distinguished from the earlier yellow-toned American-printed issues by its production at the Banque de France's own workshops.
Deloche and Munier were both established Banque de France engravers, and their involvement signals a deliberate move toward reintegrating France's own printing infrastructure after years of wartime disruption. By 1947 the military currency was being phased out entirely.