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10 francs Voltaire Billet scolaire
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Type | Replica banknote |
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| Obverse description | At centre, a portrait of Voltaire after an engraving by Vivant Denon, set against a vignette of the Palais des Tuileries as rendered after a painting by François Raguenet — the view Voltaire would have seen from the apartment in which he died. The denomination numeral '10' appears at left and right, with the issuer title 'BANQUE DE FRANCE' and the legend 'DIX FRANCS' across the face, along with the overprint 'Billet scolaire' identifying this as an educational replica. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 BANQUE DE FRANCE 10 0340655756 DIX FRANCS LE CONTROLEUR GAL LE CAISSIER GAL Billet scolaire LE SECRETAIRE GAL 55756 PA-2-1965.P. G . 137 |
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Billets scolaires were never legal tender — they were facsimile notes produced by the Banque de France specifically for classroom instruction, allowing students to handle and examine authentic-format paper money without the obvious complications of distributing real currency. The Voltaire 10 francs design was drawn from the genuine circulating note of the same denomination issued between 1963 and 1979.
These educational issues are frequently misidentified in collections, often catalogued incorrectly as cancelled or specimen notes. The word "SCOLAIRE" is printed across the face, but wear and poor storage have rendered it illegible on some survivors.