Portrait of Paul Cézanne (1838 –1906); in the background the evocation of `La mer à l`Estaque`, a painting painted in 1878-1879; above the watermark a view of Jas de Bouffan, a family property; below a representation of the canvas `The Card Players`
Reverse description
An interpretation of `Apples and Cookies` canvas painted in 1880; above the watermark a chromatic circle and below `The card players` extracted from the famous painting
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Portrait of Paul Cézanne
Obverse lettering
100 Cent Francs
Paul Cézanne
1839-1906
100
Banque de France
Reverse lettering
Banque de France
100
100 Cent Francs
LA CONTREFAÇON OU LA FALSIFICATION DES BILLETS DE BANQUE ET LA MISE
EN CIRCULATION DES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS SONT PUNIS PAR
LES ARTICLES 442-1 et 442-2 DU CODE PÉNAL DE PEINES ALLANT JUSQU`À
TRENTE ANS DE RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE ET TROIS MILLIONS DE FRANCS
D`AMENDE. (Translation: Bank of France One Hundred Francs Counterfeiting or falsification of banknotes and the release of counterfeit and falsified notes are punishable by articles 442-1 and 442-2 or the penal code of sentences of up to 30 years of criminal reclusion and a 3 million franc fine.)