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100 francs - Charles de Gaulle
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of General Charles de Gaulle in portrait, based on a 1942 London photograph, flanked by the De Gaulle family coat of arms bearing three walnuts and three shamrocks. Lower field carries a vignette of the Place du Général-de-Gaulle in Lille, renamed following the city's liberation in World War II. |
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| Obverse lettering | BILLET COMMÉMORATIF 100 CENT FRANCS 2021 AA Charles de Gaulle |
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This note was never legal tender. Issued in 2021 as a collector item by the Monnaie de Paris under their "Billets de Collection" program, it commemorates the 50th anniversary of de Gaulle's death and has no monetary function — the face value printed on it is entirely symbolic. France has been part of the eurozone since 2002, so the franc denomination exists here purely as commemorative framing.
The polymer substrate is unusual for French commemorative issues, which have historically favored cotton-rag stock. Watermark security on a polymer note is also an anomaly worth noting — conventional polymer notes achieve security through transparent windows and diffractive elements, not watermarks, making the technical execution here an oddity.