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100 Francs Delacroix
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Eugène Delacroix rendered in three-quarter portrait, holding a palette and brushes; to the right, a detail of his celebrated painting Liberty Guiding the People serves as a secondary vignette. The denomination 100 FRANCS appears in guilloche underprint, with the face value numeral accompanied by three embossed dots in relief positioned above, serving as a tactile aid for the visually impaired. Signatures of the Secrétaire Général, Contrôleur Général, and Caissier Général of the Banque de France are printed across the lower margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 BANQUE DE FRANCE L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE A PERPETUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES. CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUITS EN FRANCE SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE. (Translation: Bank of France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit or falsify banknotes authorized by the law, also those who pass counterfeit or falsified notes. Those who introduce them into France will receive the same punishment.) |
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