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10 New Francs / 1 000 Francs School education money
| Issuer | Librairie Armand Colin |
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| Year | 1956-1959 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in blue, this scolaire fantasy note reproduces the design of the genuine Banque de France 10 Nouveaux Francs issue, with a vignette of Cardinal Richelieu at centre-right and an architectural view of the Château de Fontainebleau at lower left. A circular overprint at centre reads LIBRAIRIE / BILLET FACTICE À USAGE SCOLAIRE / ARMAND COLIN, with three facsimile signatures at upper right and date D.5-3-1959.D. at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE DIX NOUVEAUX FRANCS LIBRAIRIE ARMAND COLIN BILLET FACTICE À USAGE SCOLAIRE MATÉRIEL A. COLIN LE CONTROLEUR GÉNÉRAL LE CAISSIER GÉNÉRAL LE SECRÉTAIRE GÁL |
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Armand Colin, the Paris educational publisher, produced these school exercise notes specifically for classroom instruction in monetary literacy — a practical teaching aid designed to let students handle, count, and transact with facsimile currency without the legal complications of using real notes. The timing is deliberate: the 10 Nouveaux Francs denomination mirrors the redenomination that took effect on 1 January 1960, when 100 old francs became 1 new franc, meaning these materials were prepared in anticipation of that conversion and used to teach the public — schoolchildren especially — how the new scale would work.
The dual-denomination labeling, pairing 10 NF against 1,000 old francs, was the pedagogical point entirely.