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100 Francs - Delacroix type (modified 1978)
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1978-1989 |
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| Value | 100 Francs (100 FRF) |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Eugène Delacroix in three-quarter portrait, shown with palette and brushes. To the right, a detail from his celebrated painting 'Liberty Guiding the People' forms a secondary vignette. Above the numeral '100', three embossed black dots serve as a tactile aid for the visually impaired. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The "Delacroix type" series ran for an unusually long stretch — from 1978 through to final withdrawal in 1997 — and accumulated an exceptional variety of signature combinations as a result. The 1993 printing is the one worth noting: an error in the typeset title "SECRETAIRE G.al" was caught mid-run, producing two distinct varieties from the same year. The misspelling omits the acute accent over the first E, a trivial-looking flaw that creates a genuinely collectable pairing when both are present.
Fontanarosa designed the note; Renaud handled the obverse engraving. Chamalières, the Banque de France's own production facility in the Auvergne, printed the entire run domestically throughout.